Answer to Question #210341 in Political Science for Divina

Question

A bus is moving at 5.0 m/s when a passenger walks forward at 1.5 m/s relative to the bus. How

fast is this passenger moving as seen and measured by (a) a person waiting at the bus stop and

(b) the driver of the bus?

Answer 1

As seen and measured by (a) a person waiting at the bus stop this passenger is moving at 5 + 1.5 = 6.5 m/s.

As seen and measured by (b) the driver of the bus this passenger is moving at 1.5 m/s.