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the car is moving towards east with a speed of 25 km/h. To the driver of the car, a bus appears to move towards north with a speed of 253km/h. What is the actual velocity of the bus?

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50km/h,30o east of north
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50km/h,30o north of east
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25km/h,30o east of north
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25km/h,30o north of east
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Solution

The correct option is A 50km/h,30o east of north
Vb= velocity of bus
Vc= velocity of car
Vbc=253km/hr

now from relative velocity
|Vb| = (25)2+(253)2
= 50km/hr
for direction
tanθ=25325=3
so θ is from east direction
Therefore it will be at 30' east of north
Hence (A) is correct

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