v_passenger/ground = v_passenger/train + v_train/ground
v_passenger/ground — what observer sees
v_passenger/train — passenger re: train
v_train/ground — train re: ground
all motion is relative
v_passenger re: ground
0.0 m/s
Inputs
v_train · re: ground20 m/s
v_passenger · re: train0 m/s
Outputs
v_passenger re: ground (observer sees)— m/s
v_train re: observer— m/s
v_A/C = v_A/B + v_B/C
all motion is relative
no absolute rest frame
laws of physics same in all
inertial frames (Galileo)
Reference frames: all motion is measured relative to an observer. The passenger walking on the train is at rest relative to the train — but moving fast relative to the ground. Both descriptions are equally correct.