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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 m s^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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  • Thief's car is moving with a speed of 10m/s . A police van chasing the car with a speed of 5 ms^-1 fires a bullet at the thief's car with muzzle velocity 72km/h. The speed with which the bullet hits the car is

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