Motion in a Straight Line - Result Question 33
34. A bus is moving with a speed of on a straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in . If the bus is at a distance of from the scooterist, with what speed should the scooterist chase the bus?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 34. (d)
Solution:
- (d) Let
be the relative velocity of scooter w.r.t bus as
When two bodies are moving in same directions, relative velocity is between difference individual velocities.