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It doesn't. If acceleration is zero, that just means that velocity isn't

changing ... the motion is in a straight line at a constant speed.

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When acceleration is 0, it means there is no change in velocity. At a maximum point, the velocity is either increasing or decreasing, but when it reaches that point, the acceleration is 0.

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