g is Positive.

We draw a free body diagram and sum the forces on an object in projectile motion to prove the acceleration due to gravity, g, is positive. Want Lecture Notes? http://www.flippingphysics.com/g-is-p...
This is an AP Physics 1 and an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic.

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Content Times:
0:00 Why students think g is negative
1:48 Drawing the Free Body Diagram
2:54 Summing the forces
3:54 a ≠ g

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