Objects A and B are at the origin. If object A moves to (4,9) and object B moves to (5,8) over 8s, what is the relative velocity of object B from the perspective of object A? Assume that all units are denominated in meters.

1 Answer
Jul 26, 2018

The relative velocity is =<98,178>ms1

Explanation:

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The absolute velocity of A is vA=18<4,9>=<12,98>ms1

The absolute velocity of B is vB=18<5,8>=<58,1>ms1

The relative velocity of B with respect to A is

vB/A=vBvA

=<58,1><12,98>

=<58+12,1+98>

=<98,178>ms1