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A conductor in a train traveling at 12.0 km/h north relative to the ground walls across the aisle at 5.0 km/h East relative to the train? What is his velocity relative to the ground?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.3: Relative Velocity

Problem 30PP

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