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First of all sorry for the bad picture. But I hope you get the idea. I think we have all seen this situation in some movies.
So basically a smaller car is leaning on a bigger truck with 2 wheels, while the other 2 wheels of the car are on the road.
Now let's say the truck and the car are both driving at 90 km/h.
The 2 wheels of the car that are on the road are going at the same speed as the wheels on the truck.
But the road is moving at 90 km/h relative to the car, while the the truck is moving at 0 km/h relative to the car.
How do the wheels act? How come the car keeps going at the same speed, like the 2 wheels were still on the ground?
First of all sorry for the bad picture. But I hope you get the idea. I think we have all seen this situation in some movies.
So basically a smaller car is leaning on a bigger truck with 2 wheels, while the other 2 wheels of the car are on the road.
Now let's say the truck and the car are both driving at 90 km/h.
The 2 wheels of the car that are on the road are going at the same speed as the wheels on the truck.
But the road is moving at 90 km/h relative to the car, while the the truck is moving at 0 km/h relative to the car.
How do the wheels act? How come the car keeps going at the same speed, like the 2 wheels were still on the ground?
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