A pickup truck moves at 20 m/s toward the east. Ahmed is standing in the back and throws a baseball in what to him is the southwest direction ( 45 degrees south of west) at 30 m/s (with respect to the truck). A person at rest on the ground would see the ball moving how fastn whatdirection

A pickup truck moves at 20 m/s toward the east. Ahmed is standing in the back and throws a baseball in what to him is the southwest direction ( 45 degrees south of west) at 30 m/s (with respect to the truck). A person at rest on the ground would see the ball moving how fastn whatdirection

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A pickup truck moves at 20 m/s toward the east. Ahmed is
standing in the back and throws a baseball in what to him is the
southwest direction ( 45 degrees south of west) at 30 m/s (with
respect to the truck). A person at rest on the ground would see
the ball moving how fast n whatdirection

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