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Chapter 4: Q. 11 (page 104)

11. In FIGURE Q4.11, Yvette and Zack are driving down the freeway side by side with their windows down. Zack wants to toss his physics book out the window and have it land in Yvette's front seat. Ignoring air resistance, should he direct his throw outward and toward the front of the car (throw 1), straight outward (throw 2), or outward and toward the back of the car (throw 3 )? Explain.

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The book just needs to move outward straight to Yvette front seat.

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Step 1. Given information

Yvette and Zack are driving down the freeway side by side. Since Yvette and Zack both are driving with the same velocity, so there relative velocity is zero. At the time the book is thrown, the component of velocity of book in the direction of car’s motion is same as the car.

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Step 2. Explanation

The book will have the same velocity as the car at the moment of the throw. Yvette's car has the same velocity; from the book's perspective both cars are stationary. This means the book just needs to move outward straight to Yvette front seat.

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