Objects A and B are at the origin. If object A moves to (-2 ,8 ) and object B moves to (-5 ,-6 ) over 4 s, what is the relative velocity of object B from the perspective of object A?

1 Answer
Mar 1, 2016

vec v_(AB)=sqrt 203/4( unit)/s

Explanation:

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"displacement between two point is:"
Delta vec x=-5-(-2)=-3 " unit"
Delta vec y=-6-8=-14 " unit"
Delta vec s=sqrt((-3)^2+(-14)^2))
Delta vec s=sqrt (9+194)=sqrt 203
vec v_(AB)=(Delta vec s)/(Delta t)
vec v_(AB)=sqrt 203/4( unit)/s