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  • Nov 5, 2012, 08:27 AM
    brijmohan123456
    Actual velocity and direction
    To a man going east in a car with a velocity of 40km/h,a train appears to move towards north with a velocity of 40√3 km/h.what is the actual velocity and direction of train ?
  • Nov 5, 2012, 09:09 AM
    ebaines
    The relative motion of the train as seen from the car is the difference between the actual velocities of the train and car:



    Rearrange:



    So simply add the two vectors that you were given.

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