Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 9, Problem 78P
(III) A 280-kg flatcar 25 m long is moving with a speed of 6.0 m/s along horizontal frictionless rails. A 95-kg worker starts walking from one end of the car to the other in the direction of motion, with speed 2.0 m/s with respect to the car. In the time it takes for him to reach the other end, how far has the flatcar moved?
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