Relative Velocity Additional Problems
1. A state patrol officer is sitting on the side of the road observing cars traveling on
the highway. He observes a semi-truck traveling east at 70 m/s and a sports car
traveling west at 95 m/s. What is the relative velocity of the truck and the car as
observed by the officer? What is the velocity of the truck driver as observed by the
passenger in the car? What is the velocity of the passenger of the car as observed by
the truck driver?
3. A sailboat is heading south at 5 m/s, while a jet ski is heading north at 4 m/s.
What is their velocity relative to each other?
4. A plane leaves Atlanta flying to New York at 100 m/s. Another plane leaves New
York flying to Atlanta at 150 m/s. What is their velocity relative to each other?