| Two children, one at the front of a parade float and one at the back, are playing catch with a ball. Each sees the other as tossing the ball at 4.0 m/s. The float moves down the road at 2.0 m/s. At what speed do the two children toss the ball from the point of view of a spectator watching the float move by?
| Two children, one at the front of a parade float and one at the back, are playing catch with a ball. Each sees the other as tossing the ball at 4.0 m/s. The float moves down the road at 2.0 m/s. At what speed do the two children toss the ball from the point of view of a spectator watching the float move by?
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| Two children, one at the front of a parade float and one at
the back, are playing catch with a ball. Each sees the other as
tossing the ball at 4.0 m/s. The float moves down the road at
2.0 m/s. At what speed do the two children toss the ball from
the point of view of a spectator watching the float move by?
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| Two children, one at the front of a parade float and one at
the back, are playing catch with a ball. Each sees the other as
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2.0 m/s. At what speed do the two children toss the ball from
the point of view of a spectator watching the float move by?
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