A boy is inside a bus moving at 5.0 m/s toward east. He is walking at 1.0 m/s toward the front. What is the velocity of the boy as observed by another passenger waiting for the bus at a nearby bus stop?

A boy is inside a bus moving at 5.0 m/s toward east. He is walking at 1.0 m/s toward the front. What is the velocity of the boy as observed by another passenger waiting for the bus at a nearby bus stop?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.3: Relative Velocity

Problem 26PP

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