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jimmy p
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My friend was in a ponderous mood and asked me the following question:
If a train is traveling at 40mph and you are inside the train and running 10mph in the same direction as the train is travelling, what speed are you moving at?
The answer i gave him was that
1/ The overall system is traveling at 40mph
2/ You are running at 10mph inside the train
3/ To an outside observer you appear to be running at 50mph
Was i right in my assumptions?
Thanx
If a train is traveling at 40mph and you are inside the train and running 10mph in the same direction as the train is travelling, what speed are you moving at?
The answer i gave him was that
1/ The overall system is traveling at 40mph
2/ You are running at 10mph inside the train
3/ To an outside observer you appear to be running at 50mph
Was i right in my assumptions?
Thanx