How Far Do You Move If You Jump in a Moving Train?

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When jumping inside a moving train, the jumper maintains the train's horizontal speed due to inertia. In this case, the Shanghai Transrapid Train moves at 430 km/h, and the jumper's vertical jump speed of 2 m/s does not affect horizontal motion. Since no horizontal forces act on the jumper, they will land back at the same spot in the carriage where they jumped. The discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding inertia and the absence of horizontal forces in this scenario. Overall, the jumper will not experience any displacement along the aisle during the jump.
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I'm taking a trip aboard the Shanghai Transrapid Train. The train maintains its maximum commercial speed of 430km/h along a straight.
I position myself at the centre of my carriage and jump straight up at 2ms-1.

How many horizontal meters am I displaced along the aisle before landing?

Displacement towards the front of the train is negative and towards the back of the train is positive
 
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Lani said:
I'm taking a trip aboard the Shanghai Transrapid Train. The train maintains its maximum commercial speed of 430km/h along a straight.
I position myself at the centre of my carriage and jump straight up at 2ms-1.

How many horizontal meters am I displaced along the aisle before landing?

Displacement towards the front of the train is negative and towards the back of the train is positive
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You too traveling as fast as the train, horizontally.
Is there any force acting on you horizontally?
 
Hamid438 said:
You too traveling as fast as the train, horizontally.
Is there any force acting on you horizontally?
No , pls can you help me out with this question
 
Lani said:
No , pls can you help me out with this question

If there is no horizontal force acting on you then where do you land?
 
Lani said:
I'm taking a trip aboard the Shanghai Transrapid Train. The train maintains its maximum commercial speed of 430km/h along a straight.
I position myself at the centre of my carriage and jump straight up at 2ms-1.

How many horizontal meters am I displaced along the aisle before landing?

Displacement towards the front of the train is negative and towards the back of the train is positive
Lani, you need to start over and fill out the homework template and show what you have attempted to solve the problem yourself so that we know where you are getting stuck. :smile:
 
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