SOLUTION: If I am in a car traveling 100mph and can throw a baseball 90 mph, will the baseball that I throw from the moving car go 190mph?

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Question 724675: If I am in a car traveling 100mph and can throw a baseball 90 mph, will the baseball that I throw from the moving car go 190mph?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If I am in a car traveling 100mph and can throw a baseball 90 mph, will the baseball that I throw from the moving car go 190mph?
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Yes, if you throw in the same direction the car is moving.
It's 190 mi/hr wrt Earth.