Consider the following situation: A truck is broken down by the side of road on
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Question
Consider the following situation: A truck is broken down by the side of road on I-35 near the ramp to Gene Autry. You are driving past the truck at a constant speed of 35 m/s. A red corvette pulls onto the highway and accelerates by both you and the truck. If both you and the truck driver measured the acceleration of the 'vette, you would find:Question 2 options:
You would measure a greater acceleration for the corvette.
The truck driver would measure a greater acceleration for the corvette.
Both of you would measure the same acceleration for the corvette.
The relative accelerations would depend on the direction the corvette is driving.
Explanation / Answer
Both of you would measure the same acceleration for the corvette.