The angle between the velocity and acceleration of a body is: w) never 90 degrees x) never 180 degrees y) sometimes 180 degrees z) never 0 degrees

The angle between the velocity and acceleration of a body is: w) never 90 degrees x) never 180 degrees y) sometimes 180 degrees z) never 0 degrees
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