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Answer: If you are riding on a train that speeds past
Chapter 28, Problem 13Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 13Q
Problem
If you are riding on a train that speeds past another train moving in the same direction on an adjacent track, it appears that the other train is moving backward. Why?
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QUESTION:
Problem 13Q
Problem
If you are riding on a train that speeds past another train moving in the same direction on an adjacent track, it appears that the other train is moving backward. Why?
ANSWER:
Problem 13Q
Step-by-step solution
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When we compare two velocities, the concept of relative velocity emerges, and depending on it’s sign the second object would appear to be moving forward or backward.