Physics · The frame of reference, motion in a straight line, speed and velocity
A boy sitting on the top most berth in the compartment of a train which is just
A boy sitting on the top most berth in the compartment of a train which is just going to stop on a railway station, drops an apple aiming at the open hand of his brother situated vertically below his hands at a distance of about \( 2 \mathrm{m} \) The apple will fall
- A. In the hand of his brother
- B. Slightly away from the hands of his brother in the direction of motion of the train
- C. Slightly away from the hands of his brother in the direction opposite to the direction of motion of the train
- D. None of these
Step-by-step solution
When the boy drops the apple, it retains the horizontal velocity of the train at that instant. Since the train is decelerating, the apple's horizontal speed becomes greater than that of the train and the brother. Thus, relative to the brother, the apple moves forward in the direction of motion.
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