College Physics
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168000
Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 3, Problem 17CQ
What frame or frames of reference do you instinctively use when driving a car? When flying in a commercial jet airplane?
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