A person riding on the roof of a freight train throws a ball forward. (a) If we ignore air drag and relative to the ground, is the ball moving faster or slower when the train is moving than when it is standing still? (b) Relative to the freight car, is the ball moving faster or slower when the train is moving than when the train is standing still?

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Grady

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17 October, 18:40

A person riding on the roof of a freight train throws a ball forward. (a) If we ignore air drag and relative to the ground, is the ball moving faster or slower when the train is moving than when it is standing still? (b) Relative to the freight car, is the ball moving faster or slower when the train is moving than when the train is standing still?

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Ronin Berger · Answer 1

A ball is thrown in forward direction by a person who is riding on the roof of the moving train.

-->If you neglected the air drag and relative to the ground, then the velocity of the ball is equal to the sum of the velocities of ball and the train.

-->Hence, the ball is moving faster.

- (b) Relative to the freight car, the ball moves at the same speed irrespective of train