Question

John is riding the bus to the next samuell football game. The bus is traveling to the right at 20 m/s and Jon is walking towards the back (left) of the bus at 5 m/s. What is Jon’s relative velocity to a stationary observer?

Answer 1

Vrel_jon's = 15 [m/s] to the right

Step-by-step explanation:

Relative velocity is defined as the relative motion between two bodies, taking into account the directions of motion.

Relative velocity is defined as the relative motion between two bodies, taking into account the directions of motion. The relative velocity is defined as the algebraic sum of the velocities, if the movements are opposite the vectors are subtracted, as will be done below.

Vrel = 20 - 5 = 15 [m/s]

A person watching Jon sees him moving to the right at a speed of 15 [m/s]