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Two cars AA and BB are moving in the same direction along a straight line with speeds 100100 km/h and 8080 km/h, respectively such that car AA is moving ahead of car BB. A person in car BB throws a stone with a speed vv so that it hits the car AA with a speed of 55 m/s. The value of vv is ______ km/h.

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Answer: (C) 3838

Velocity of car A, vA=100v_A = 100 km/h

Velocity of car B,
vB=80v_B = 80 km/h

Velocity of the stone relative to car B is
vv. The velocity of the stone relative to the ground is vS=vB+v=80+vv_S = v_B + v = 80 + v.

The velocity of the stone relative to car A is
vS/A=vS−vA=(80+v)−100=v−20v_{S/A} = v_S - v_A = (80 + v) - 100 = v - 20.

The stone hits car A with a relative speed of
55 m/s. Converting this speed to km/h:

vS/A=5×185=18v_{S/A} = 5 \times \dfrac{18}{5} = 18 km/h

Equating the relative speeds:


v−20=18⇒v=38v - 20 = 18 \Rightarrow v = 38 km/h

Answer:
3838

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