A bolt drops from the ceiling of a moving train car thatis accelerating northward at a rate of 2.50 m/s2. (a) What is theacceleration of the bolt relative to the train car? (b) What is theacceleration of the bolt relative to the Earth? (c) Describe thetrajectory of the bolt as seen by an observer fixed on the Earth.

A bolt drops from the ceiling of a moving train car thatis accelerating northward at a rate of 2.50 m/s2. (a) What is theacceleration of the bolt relative to the train car? (b) What is theacceleration of the bolt relative to the Earth? (c) Describe thetrajectory of the bolt as seen by an observer fixed on the Earth.

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Chapter16: Electromagnetic Waves

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