A person riding on the roof of a freight train throws a ball forward. (a) Neglecting air

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A person riding on the roof of a freight train throws a ball forward.
(a) Neglecting air drag and relative to the ground, is the ball moving faster or slower when the train is moving than when it is standing still?
(b) Relative to the freight car, is the ball moving faster or slower when the train is moving than when the train is standing still?
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Conceptual Physics

ISBN: 978-0321568090

11th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt

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