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Chapter 3, Problem 37P
A bolt drops from the ceiling of a moving train car that is accelerating northward at a rate of 2.50 m/s2, (a) What is the acceleration of the bolt relative to the train car? (b) What is the acceleration of the bolt relative to the Earth? (c) Describe the trajectory of the bolt as seen by an observer fixed on the Earth.
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