Question

A student in the front of a school bus tosses a ball to another student in the back of the bus while the bus is moving forward at constant velocity. The speed of the ball as seen by a stationary observer in the street:_________

a. is less than that observed inside the bus.
b. is the same as that observed inside the bus
c. may be either greater or smaller than that observed inside the bus.
d. may be either greater, smaller, or equal to that observed inside the bus.
e. is greator than that observed inside the bus

Answer 1

d

Step-by-step explanation:

good question. now the bus is moving in constant velocity . a student in front tosses a ball to the student in back. but we dont know the speed at which the student tosses a ball. we have to assume the speed

assume the speed of ball is slightly less than the speed of bus. in this case the stationary observer sees the ball in slower speed than the one inside the bus.

so a is correct

now assume the speed of ball is 1/2 the speed of bus. here stationary observer sees the ball the same speed as the one in bus observe

b is correct

assume the speed of ball is very small than the speed of bus . in this case the stationary observer see in grater speed than the student in bus

e also correct

so correct answer is d. it depends on the speed of ball tossed by the student in front.