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The document discusses various physics problems related to relative velocity, including a train passenger's speed relative to the ground, a police cruiser chasing a speeder, a motorboat's crossing time in a river current, an airplane's orientation against wind, and the speed of raindrops relative to a moving girl. Each problem is solved using appropriate equations and principles of relative motion. The solutions illustrate how to calculate velocities in different contexts, emphasizing the importance of vector components.

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The document discusses various physics problems related to relative velocity, including a train passenger's speed relative to the ground, a police cruiser chasing a speeder, a motorboat's crossing time in a river current, an airplane's orientation against wind, and the speed of raindrops relative to a moving girl. Each problem is solved using appropriate equations and principles of relative motion. The solutions illustrate how to calculate velocities in different contexts, emphasizing the importance of vector components.

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A train is moving north at 20m/s relative to the ground.

A passenger on the train walks toward the rear of

the train (south) at 2 m/s relative to the train. What is the velocity of the passenger relative to the ground?

vp/g=vt/g-vp/t

20-2=18 m/sec

18m/sec North

Police cruiser P is traveling at 30m/s down a straight highway, chasing a speeder S who is traveling at

40m/s in the same direction. What is the velocity of the speeder relative to the police cruiser (VSP)?

vs/p=vs/g-vo/g

40-30=10m/sec

10m/s forward

A motorboat is pointed directly across a 100-meter-wide river, heading east with a speed of 4 m/s relative

to the water. T he river current flows south at 3 m/s. Which statement best describes the boat's actual

motion and crossing time relative to the ground?

T he boat moves southeast, and the time to cross depends strictly on the component of velocity

perpendicular to the current 4m/s.

T he time to cross is 100 m/ 4m/s = 25s, while the current causes a separate southward drift.

An airplane needs to fly due north relative to the ground. T here is a strong wind blowing from west to east

at 20 m/s. T he plane's airspeed (speed relative to the air) is 100 m/s. To achieve a course due north, how

must the pilot orient the airplane?

Point the nose slightly west of north so the velocity vector component cancels the eastward wind

To have a net velocity vector pointing purely north, the plane's velocity relative to the air must have a

westward horizontal component that completely cancels the eastward wind.

A girl standing on a road holds her umbrella at 45 degrees with the vertical to keep rain [Link] she starts

running without her umbrella with a speed of 15 square root of 2 km/[Link] rain drops hit her head

[Link] speed of rain drops with respect to the moving girl is

A.30km/h

B.25/square root of 2 km/h

C.30/square root of 2 km/h

D.25km/h

[Link] of the above

proof:

tan theta=vg/vrg(from the velocity triangle)

with theta=45 degrees,tan45=1

1=vg/vrg

vr=vg=30/square root of 2 km/h

(C.30/square root of 2 km/h)

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