More about Galilean Relativity

We can transform measurements from one moving frame to the other with

r_A = r_B + v t

and

 

v_A = v_B + v

These transformation equations may be seen in the following schematic diagram:

 

While the two observers see different values for positions and velocity, they will agree on Newton's Laws of Motion.

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