A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically into air, the ball falls

Question

A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically into air, the ball falls (A) exactly in the hand of thrower (B) outside the car (C) in the car ahead the person (D) in the car behind the person

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Initially both the ball and car arc moving with same horizontal velocity. If ball is thrown up vertically in air, the horizontal velocity of ball remain constant and both ball and car move through same horizontal distance. Hence, ball falls exactly in the hand of thrower.

Q. A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically into air, the ball falls

exactly in the hand of thrower

outside the car

in the car ahead the person

in the car behind the person

Initially both the ball and car arc moving with same horizontal velocity. If ball is thrown up vertically in air, the horizontal velocity of ball remain constant and both ball and car move through same horizontal distance. Hence, ball falls exactly in the hand of thrower.