What is the speed of the house fly while it is in the train? 1.while flying 2.while sitting?

Question

What is the speed of the house fly while it is in the train? 1.while flying 2.while sitting?

Answer 1

if sitting in the train then the speed of the train. if flying in the train then either add or subtract flies speed from that of the train. for foward or reverse flight.

Train= 100mph

Fly sitting= 100mph

Fly flying foward @2mph= 102mph

Fly flying backward@2mph= 98mph

Fly flying laterally @2mph=100mph

Answer 2

1. to get the speed of the house fly while flying in a train add the speed of the train and the speed of the fly.

This is assuming that the train is moving and that the fly is flying in the same direction as the train. The speed is also relative to a stationary object outside of the train.

2. The speed of the fly while sitting in a train is the same as the speed of the train.