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posted by  eric28 on 9/26/2007 10:13:24 PM  |  status: Live  |  Earned Karma: 37

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Algebra Based Physics Physics (3rd) by Walker 4 10CQ N/A
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driving down the highway, you find yourself behind a heavily loaded tomato truck. you follow close behind the truck, keeping the same speed. suddenly a tomato falls from the back of the truck. will the tomato hit your car or land on the ground assuming you continue moving at the same speed and direction
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posted by Gort on 9/26/2007 10:27:38 PM  |  status: Live
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Assuming that you are both in a vacuum (no wind resistance), the tomato would hit the ground in front of your vehicle because it continues to travel at a horizontal speed equivalent to you and the truck.  Added to the tomato is the downward velocity caused by gravity, which your vehicle and the truck do not experience because both vehicles have tires touching the ground.
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posted by p diddy on 11/4/2009 8:31:15 PM  |  status: Live
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The two vehicles are moving at the same speed, so relative to each other they aren't moving at all.  Therefore the relative motion of the tomato is straight downward because of its vertical velocity, gravity, and it falls on the pavement in front on the car
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