if a fly was flying in a convertible car from the dashboard to the rear seat at 10 miles per hour and the car was travelling in the other direction at 10 miles per hour, which direction would the fly be going?
2007-01-12 20:16:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The fly moves backwards but it will keep at the same place as the velocity of fly is the same as car.
2007-01-12 20:31:45 · answer #1 · answered by li mei 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that the convertible's top is up and the windows closed so that no wind will interfere with the fly, he'll be going backwards from the dashboard at 10 mph and 0 mph relative to the outside world.
2007-01-12 20:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same way like before but faster. The gravitational force makes the fly go at double the speed backwards.
2007-01-12 23:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by flyoverall 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From the dashboard to the rear.
2007-01-12 20:30:02 · answer #4 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
<>The same direction as the car with a reverse vector.
2007-01-12 20:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋