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  1. A bus is moving with a speed of 10 ms–1 on a straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s. If the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist, with what speed should the scooterist chase the
    bus?
    1. ​40 ms–1
    2. ​25 ms–1
    3. 10 ms–1
    4. 20 ms–1
Correct Option: D

Let v be the relative velocity of scooter
w.r.t bus as v = vs– vB
v = 1000/100 = 10ms-1vB = 10ms-1
∴ vS = v + vB

= 10 + 10 = 20 ms-1
∴ velocity of scooter = 20 ms-1



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