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Physics Motion in a Straight Line Relative Motion MCQ (Single Correct)

A police van moving on a highway with a speed of 30 km h -1 fires a bullet at a thief’s car speeding away in the same direction with a speed of 192 km h -1 . If the muzzle speed of the bullet is 150 km h -1 , with what speed does the bullet hit the thief’s car?

A
95 m s -1
B
105 m s -1
C
115 m s -1
D
125 m s -1

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Speed of police van w.r.t. ground Speed of thief’s Car w.r.t. ground Speed of bullet w.r.t. police van

Speed with which the bullet will hit the thier’s car will be

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