Question

A train is moving due east and a car is moving due north with equal speeds. A passenger in the train finds that the car is moving towards

• A. North – East
• B. North – West
• C. South – West
• D. South – East

Answer 1

The correct option is B

North – West

Let

$\overrightarrow{v_c}$ be the velocity of the car and

$\overrightarrow{v_t}$ be the velocity of the train.

We know that

$\overrightarrow{v_{ct}}=\overrightarrow{v_c}-\overrightarrow{v_t}$

Hence, from the figure, velocity of car w.r.t train is towards West – North.