A cyclist riding on a straight

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Problem

A cyclist riding on a straight, level road sees a car pass her heading east. The cyclist measures the car’s speed as 10 m/s east relative to her. If the car’s speed relative to the ground is 25 m/s east, what is the cyclist’s speed relative to the ground? (a) 35 m/s east35\ \text{m/s east} (b) 10 m/s east10\ \text{m/s east} (c) 15 m/s east15\ \text{m/s east} (d) 15 m/s west15\ \text{m/s west}

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