Question

in the diagram below, a woman is walking towards the back of a moving bus

what is the resultant velocity of the woman on the bus? enter the value in the first blank followed by the direction in the second blank.

m/s

Explanation:

Step1: Define the velocities

Let the velocity of the bus \(v_{bus}=50\ m/s\) east (positive direction) and the velocity of the woman \(v_{woman}=- 2\ m/s\) (west is opposite to east).

Step2: Calculate the resultant velocity

The resultant velocity \(v = v_{bus}+v_{woman}\).
Substitute the values: \(v=50+( - 2)\).

$$v = 48\ m/s$$

Answer:

48, east