saunders is god Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 hey guys this problem is eating my head outIf you are travelling in a car at constant speed and you throw a ball up where will it land? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtamboy63 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 It will land back in your hands, assuming no loss of energy, etc, etc. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezeh Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 If you neglect air resistance, then it will land back in your hands due to inertia. IB usually neglects air resistance in their questions, however if it doesn't say "air resistance is negligible", then you would have to mention it and thus it will wall somewhere behind you, depending on your speed and properties of the air Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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