Apple Dropping on Bus: Motion Curve & Initial Velocity

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Start date Sep 26, 2006
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When an apple is dropped from a moving bus, a pedestrian observing the event will perceive the apple following a curved trajectory. This trajectory results from the combination of the apple's initial horizontal velocity, which matches the bus's speed, and the downward acceleration due to gravity. The pedestrian will not see the apple falling straight down but rather moving forward while descending. The initial vertical velocity of the apple is zero at the moment of release. Thus, the apple's motion appears curved to the pedestrian due to the influence of both horizontal and vertical forces.

Sep 26, 2006

krazykaci

if i drop an apple while riding on a bus that is moving along a level road, and a pedestrian outside sees me do it... won't the pedestrian see motion at a curved motion downward with an initial vertical velosity?

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Sep 27, 2006

SGT

The pedestrian will see a curved trajectory, with an initial horizontal velocity and a null initial vertical velocity.

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