Chapter 1, Problem 6Q

(Indicates a review question, which means it requires only a basic understanding of the material to answer. Questions without this designation typically require integrating or extending the concepts presented thus far.)

Scenes in films or television programs sometimes show people jumping off moving trains and having unpleasant encounters with the ground. If someone is on a moving flatbed train car and wishes to jump off, how could the person use the concept of relative speed to make a safer dismount?