A railroad flatcar is traveling to the right at a speed of 13.0 m/srelative to an observer standing on the ground. Someone is riding amotor scooter on the flatcar. What is the velocity (magnitudeand direction) of the scooter relative to the flatcar if the scooter’svelocity relative to the observer on the ground is 18.0 m/s to theright?

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A railroad flatcar is traveling to the right at a speed of 13.0 m/s
relative to an observer standing on the ground. Someone is riding a
motor scooter on the flatcar. What is the velocity (magnitude
and direction) of the scooter relative to the flatcar if the scooter’s
velocity relative to the observer on the ground is 18.0 m/s to the
right?

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