Question

A train travels east at a speed of 50 m/s. A passenger is walking towards the rear of the train at a speed of 3 m/s. Assume that you are standing at the train station and observing the motion of the passenger as the train passes you at the station. What is the velocity of the passenger as observed by you when the train passes the station?

Answer 1

The velocity of the passenger is (50-3) = 47 m/s East

Answer 2

53