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Multiple Velocities

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Addition of Velocities

Relative velocities can be found by adding the velocity of the observed object to the velocity of the frame of reference it was measured in.

Relative Velocity

Relative velocity is the velocity of an object B measured with respect to the velocity of another object A, denoted as $v_{BA}$.

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