Question

You are in a car moving at 50 mph to the right, from the reference frame of the ground. A truck is next to you moving at 30 mph to the right, also from the reference frame of the ground. Which is true from your reference frame of the car?

a. The truck would appear to stand still.This answer is incorrect.

b. The truck would appear to be moving forward.

c. The truck would appear to be moving backward.

Answer 1

I would say it would be c .... I can tell u this from personal experience, when Iam driving in a car faster then the truck it appears it is going in reverse but in reality we are just passing the car