ClassPractice

14.Aslowermovingcaristravelingbehindafastermovingbus.Thevelocitiesofthetwovehiclesareasfollows:

vCG
5velocityoftheCarrelativetotheGround=112m/s
vBG
5velocityoftheBusrelativetotheGround=116m/s

vPB ,
v
Apassengeronthebusgetsupandwalkstowardthefrontofthebuswithavelocityof
where PB 5 velocityofthe

v ,
PassengerrelativetotheBus=12m/s.Whatis PC thevelocityofthePassengerrelativetotheCar?
a 12m/s16m/s12m/s130m/s
b 22m/s16m/s 12m/s 126m/s
c 12m/s16m/s 12m/s 16m/s
d 22m/s 16m/s 12m/s 12m/s
15.Yourcaristravelingbehindajeep.Botharemovingatthesamespeed,sothevelocityofthejeeprelativetoyou
iszero.Asparetireisstrappedtothebackofthejeep.Suddenlythestrapbreaks,andthetirefallsoffthejeep.Will
yourcarhitthesparetirebeforethetirehitstheroad?Assumethatairresistanceisabsent.(a)Yes.Aslongasthecar
doesntslowdown,itwillhitthetire.(b)No.Thecarwillnothitthetirebeforethetirehitstheground,nomatter
howcloseyouaretothejeep.(c)Ifthetirefallsfromagreatenoughheight,thecarwillhitthetire.(d)Ifthecaris
farenoughbehindthejeep,thecarwillnothitthetire.
16.Thedrawingshowstwocarstravelingindifferentdirectionswithdifferentspeeds.Theirvelocitiesare:

vAG
=velocityofcarArelativetotheGround=27.0m/s,dueeast
vBG
=velocityofcarBrelativetotheGround=21.0m/s,duenorth
ThepassengerofcarBlooksoutthewindowandseescarA.Whatisthevelocity(magnitudeanddirection)ofcar

vAB
AasobservedbythepassengerofcarB?Inotherwords,whatisthevelocity
ofcarArelativetocarB?Give

v
thedirectionalangleof AB withrespecttodueeast.(34.2m/s,37.9SE)

SECTION 3.4 RELATIVE VELOCITY

52.Twocars,AandB,aretravelinginthesamedirection,althoughcarAis186mbehindcarB.Thespeedof
Ais24.4m/s,andthespeedofBis18.6m/s.HowmuchtimedoesittakeforAtocatchB?(32.1s)
53.ssm Aswimmer,capableofswimmingataspeedof1.4m/sinstillwater(i.e.,theswimmercanswimwith
aspeedof1.4m/srelativetothewater),startstoswimdirectlyacrossa2.8kmwideriver.However,thecurrentis
0.91m/s,anditcarriestheswimmerdownstream. (a) Howlongdoesittaketheswimmertocrosstheriver?
(2.0103s)(b)Howfardownstreamwilltheswimmerbeuponreachingtheothersideoftheriver?(1.8103m)
54. Twofriends,BarbaraandNeil,areoutrollerblading.Withrespecttotheground,Barbaraisskatingdue
southataspeedof4.0m/s.Neilisinfrontofher.Withrespecttotheground,Neilisskatingduewestataspeedof

3.2m/s.FindNeilsvelocity(magnitudeanddirectionrelativetoduewest),asseenbyBarbara.(5.1m/s@51
NW)
55.Theescalatorthatleadsdownintoasubwaystationhasalengthof30.0mandaspeedof1.8m/srelativeto
theground.Astudentiscomingoutofthestationbyrunninginthewrongdirectiononthisescalator.Thelocal
recordtimeforthistrickis11s.Relativetotheescalator,whatspeedmustthestudentexceedinordertobeatthe
record?(4.5m/s)
56.Apoliceofficerisdrivingduenorthataconstantspeedof29m/srelativetothegroundwhenshenoticesa
truckonaneastwesthighwayaheadofher,drivingwestathighspeed.Shefindsthatthetrucksspeedrelativeto
hercaris48m/s(about110mph).(a)Sketchthevectortrianglethatshowshowthetrucksvelocityrelativetothe
groundisrelatedtothepolicecarsvelocityrelativetothegroundandtothetrucksvelocityrelativetothepolice
car.Thesketchneednotbetoscale,butthevelocityvectorsshouldbeorientedcorrectlyandbeartheappropriate
labels.(b)Whatisthetrucksspeed,relativetotheground?(38m/s)
59.Youareinahotairballoonthat,relativetotheground,hasavelocityof6.0m/sinadirectiondueeast.You
seeahawkmovingdirectlyawayfromtheballooninadirectionduenorth.Thespeedofthehawkrelativetoyou
is2.0m/s.What arethemagnitudeanddirectionof thehawks velocityrelative tothe ground? Express the
directionalanglerelativetodueeast.(6.3m/s,18NE)
60.Thecaptainofaplanewishestoproceedduewest.Thecruisingspeedoftheplaneis245m/srelativetothe
air.Aweatherreportindicatesthata38.0m/swindisblowingfromthesouthtothenorth.Inwhatdirection,
measuredwithrespecttoduewest,shouldthepilotheadtheplane?(8.92SW)
Homework1
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61.A person looking out the window of a
stationary train notices that raindrops are falling vertically
downataspeedof5.0m/srelativetotheground.Whenthe
train moves at a constant velocity, the raindrops make an
angleof25whentheymovepastthewindow,asthedrawing
shows.Howfastisthetrainmoving?(2.3m/s)

* 62.Relativetotheground,acarhasavelocityof16.0m/s,directedduenorth.Relativetothiscar,atruckhasa
velocityof24.0m/s,directed52.0northofeast.Whatisthemagnitudeofthetrucksvelocityrelativetothe
ground?(37.9m/s)

* 63.ssm Mario,ahockeyplayer,isskatingduesouthataspeedof7.0m/srelativetotheice.Ateammate
passesthepucktohim.Thepuckhasaspeedof11.0m/sandismovinginadirectionof22westofsouth,relative
totheice.Whatarethemagnitudeanddirection(relativetoduesouth)ofthepucksvelocity,asobservedby
Mario?(5.2m/s@52WS)