At the instant

PHYSICS · Subjective · ISC · Physics · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

At the instant t=0t=0, a train is moving on a straight track with a constant speed of 54 km h−154\,\text{km h}^{-1}. Along a parallel road, a car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 2.0 m s−22.0\,\text{m s}^{-2}. Consider the following observers: (a) a passenger sitting in the train, (b) the driver of the car, (c) a person standing on the ground beside the road. Identify which of these observers are in an inertial frame at t=0t=0. Write only the correct letter(s).

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