IB skill practice

Use Galilean transformations

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Galilean relative velocity same direction

In a solar car drivetrain test, an object moves at \(25\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) in the lab frame while the observer frame moves in the same direction at \(12\,\text{m s}^{-1}\). Calculate the object's velocity in the moving frame. Read the diagram before calculating the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.