wo children are throwing a ball back-and-forth straight across the back seat of a car. The ball is being thrown 11 mph relative to the car, and the car is travelling 25 mph down the road. If one child doesn't catch the ball and it flies out the window, in what direction does the ball fly (ignoring wind resistance)?   _____ degrees, measured relative to the car's forward direction

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Two children are throwing a ball back-and-forth straight across the back seat of a car. The ball is being thrown 11 mph relative to the car, and the car is travelling 25 mph down the road.

If one child doesn't catch the ball and it flies out the window, in what direction does the ball fly (ignoring wind resistance)?

 

_____ degrees, measured relative to the car's forward direction

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