Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
The driver of a car moving towards a roc...

The driver of a car moving towards a rocket launching with a speed of `6 ms^(-1)` observed that the rocket is moving with speed of `10 ms^(-1)`. The upward speed of the rocket as seen by the stationary observer is nearly

A

`4 ms^(-1)`

B

`6 ms^(-1)`

C

`8 ms^(-1)`

D

`11 ms^(-1)`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

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).

What is the mass of a particle with a wavelength of 3.313 Å moving with a speed of 2.0 xx 10^(8) ms^(-1) ?

A bird is tossing (flying to and pro) between two cars moving towards each other on a straight road. One car has speed of 54 kmh^(-1) while the other has the speed of 36 kmh^(-1) . The bird starts moving from first can towards the other and is moving with the speed of 36 kmh^(-1) where the two cars were separated by 36 km . The total distance covered by the bird before the cars meet each other is