What are some examples of relative speed?

1 Answer
May 15, 2018

A passenger in a vagoon walking against the train direction, etc.

Explanation:

There are some examples on this

  1. If a passenger in a vagoon walking against the train direction, of course the train speed is greater and v_n = v_t - v_pvn=vtvp is the speed. In this formula v_nvn is the net speed and v_tvt and v_pvp are train speed and passenger walking speed respectively.

  2. If there is a river flowing at a constant speed, and a swimmer swimming within the river course (in the same direction), the net speed v_n = v_r + v_svn=vr+vs
    v_nvn is the net speed and v_rvr and v_svs are river speed and swimmer's speed respectively.

  3. If there are two athletes competing against each other on the same direction on the track, it is also a example.

  4. Two airplanes flying on the opposite directions with different speeds.

etc.