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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 ms^(-1)`, with what speed does the bullet hit the thief’s car ? (Note: Obtain that speed which is relevant for damaging the thief’s car).

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`105 ms^(-1)`
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