You are on a train platform and a train, traveling at 10 mph, pass by you moving to the right. A person on that train is moving at -5 mph as they walk to the left through the train. How fast does the person, walking on the train, appear to be moving to you? 5 mph to the right b. 5 mph to the left 10 mph to the left d. 0 mph to the left c.

You are on a train platform and a train, traveling at 10 mph, pass by you moving to the right. A person on that train is moving at -5 mph as they walk to the left through the train. How fast does the person, walking on the train, appear to be moving to you? 5 mph to the right b. 5 mph to the left 10 mph to the left d. 0 mph to the left c.

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2P: Light travels at a speed of about 3 103 m/s. (a) How many miles down a pulse of light travel in a...

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