Train A is traveling at a constant speed v A = 35 mi/hr while car B travels

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Train A is traveling at a constant speed vA = 35 mi/hr while car B travels in a straight line along the road as shown at a constant speed vB. A conductor C in the train begins to walk to the rear of the train car at a constant speed of 4 ft/sec relative to the train. If the conductor perceives car B to move directly westward at 16 ft/sec, how fast is the car traveling?

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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