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You throw a baseball at 15 m/s toward the North, on a train travelling at a velocity of 10 m/s toward the North. Your friend watches you do this from a train travelling 12 m/s toward the North. How fast does she see the the baseball travel? O 13 m/s [S] O 13 m/s [N] O 37 m/s [N] O 25 m/s [N] 4

You throw a baseball at 15 m/s toward the North, on a train travelling at a velocity of 10 m/s toward the North. Your friend watches you do this from a train travelling 12 m/s toward the North. How fast does she see the the baseball travel? O 13 m/s [S] O 13 m/s [N] O 37 m/s [N] O 25 m/s [N] 4

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You throw a baseball at 15 m/s toward the North, on a train travelling at a velocity of 10 m/s toward the North. Your friend watches you do this from a train travelling 12 m/s toward the North. How fast does she see the the baseball travel? O 13 m/s [S] O 13 m/s [N] O 37 m/s [N] O 25 m/s [N] 4
Transcribed Image Text:You throw a baseball at 15 m/s toward the North, on a train travelling at a velocity of 10 m/s toward the North. Your friend watches you do this from a train travelling 12 m/s toward the North. How fast does she see the the baseball travel? O 13 m/s [S] O 13 m/s [N] O 37 m/s [N] O 25 m/s [N] 4
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Given data: 

Velocity of baseball with respect to train

vbt = 15 m/s [N]

Velocity of train with respect to the ground 

vtg = 10 m/s [N]

The velocity of friend with respect to the ground

vfg = 12 m/s [N]

Required:

The velocity of the ball with respect to friend (vbf) 

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