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You are riding in a car that is moving at 50 m/s north. You pull a gun out while driving and fire a bullet north at 100 m/s. If
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You are riding in a car that is moving at 50 m/s north.
You pull a gun out while driving and fire a bullet north at 100 m/s. If the ground is the frame of refernce, then the bullet is traveling at
m/s relative to the ground
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2021-07-24T04:28:55+00:00
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Answer:
the bullet is traveling at 150 m/s relative to the ground
Explanation:
The two velocities are pointing in the same direction (both pointing North) therefore, they should add.
Then, from the ground frame of reference the bullet is travelling at: 50 m/s + 100 m/s = 150 m/s