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 dee145
Mar 2, 2011, 06:38 PM
Adam is riding forward on an electric scooter at 10 m/s. He throws a ball to Robert, who is stationary. The ball travels at a speed of 8 m/s relative to Adam. How fast is the ball moving relative to Robert as he tries to catch it?
 jcaron2
Mar 2, 2011, 06:52 PM
Where are you getting stuck?  Do you at least have a guess as to what the answer is?
 dee145
Mar 2, 2011, 06:53 PM
Nope
 jcaron2
Mar 2, 2011, 07:06 PM
Adam is moving at 10 m/s, and the ball goes an additional 8 m/s faster than that.  So how fast is it traveling in all?
 dee145
Mar 2, 2011, 07:13 PM
I guess 18
 jcaron2
Mar 2, 2011, 07:14 PM
You got it.  That's all there is to it.  :)
 dee145
Mar 2, 2011, 07:17 PM
OK