A car is moving at a constant speed of 60 kmh-1 on a straight road. Looking at the rearview mirror, the driver finds that the car following him is at a distance of 100 m and is approaching with a speed of 5 kmh-1.
In order to keep track of the car in the rear, the driver begins to glance alternatively at the rear and side mirror of his car after every 2 sec till the other car overtakes, If the two cars were maintaining their speeds, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. The speed of the car in the rear is 65 kmh-1
2. In the side mirror, the car in the rear would appear to approach with a speed of 5 kmh-1 to the driver of the leading car
3. In the rearview mirror, the speed of the approaching car would appear to decrease as the distance between the cars decreases
4. In the side mirror, the speed of the approaching car would appear to increase as the distance between the cars decreases
(4) Hint: The speed of the approaching car depends on the type of mirror.
The speed of the image of the car would appear to increase as the distance between the cars decreases.
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