Also, can you tell me, please, am I walking to the North or to the South ? ?
2006-09-08 11:16:32 · 27 answers · asked by B E R N I E 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
I reckon you are travelling north at 50mph while facing towards the south
2006-09-08 11:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by The Mad cyclist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are outside the train, on the ground, then you are moving at 2 mph. If you are in the train, then you should be moving at a -3 mph based on direction values.
2016-03-27 03:19:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're still plodding at 5, the train is doing 55, and you're walking south, as the train ploughs on North. Nothing changes. You don't make the train go any faster. Thats my theory anyway.
2006-09-08 11:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are going 5mph, and if the train is moving backwards you are going north, but if not then youre going south. Unless the train is at a curve during that moment. you could also be going east or west.
2006-09-08 11:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by carlosfuentes14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you relate your 'zero' speed to. do you relate it to the ground the train is on, the train travelling at speed or something else?.
If you are travelling around a train track at the equater then you could be walking at a speed of just over 1,000 miles an hour (if you take the rotational speed of the earth into account.
As you are travelling north then you will be slowly reducing the rotational diameter of the earth where you are so you would slowly decrease your relative speed. There is a formula for it !
2006-09-08 11:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by Jon H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm...Pretty much common sense...The train is going North. You're going in the opposite direction which is South at 5 mph, so you're travelling at 50mph South.
2006-09-08 11:19:11 · answer #6 · answered by Chris_Knows 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not enough data.
You are predominantly moving east while walking South and moving North
To calculate I need the Latitude as you are travelling east at up to 500KM/hr with the earths rotation so 8 km/hr south and 88 KM/Hr North are pretty irrelevant.
2006-09-08 11:27:12 · answer #7 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are still going north and you are going at the same speed as the train you are on you eejit. Is this part of your school homework or something? You will never get to uni at this rate. How do you know you are walking at 5mph?
2006-09-08 11:23:49 · answer #8 · answered by rondavous 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think if the train is going 55 miles an hour, It would not matter how fast you was going the other way You would still be going 55 miles an hour. But--BACKWARDS
P.S.
Im not sure but thats what I think any how!
2006-09-08 13:10:50 · answer #9 · answered by Bill H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irrespective of how fast you walk through the train, the trains speed is greater therefore that overcomes your walking speed and you are travelling at 55mph, and, because that is the greater speed then natuarally you are heading with the train North
2006-09-08 22:58:48 · answer #10 · answered by Lone Wolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋