A bathroom scale operates under gravitational influence. Typically, a reading is captured when your body applies force onto the scale. Yet in this scenario, as both you and the scale move downwards, your body ceases to press against the scale. Consequently, the result is:
<span>The scale reading will instantly drop to zero</span>
d. at the same velocity. Explanation: I'll assume the car is also moving west since the helicopter is stated to be above it. From the perspective of someone in the car, the helicopter will appear stationary as they share the same velocity. Viewed from along the roadside, both are traveling at the same speed. Remember that velocity is a vector quantity, which includes direction, while speed measures the rate at which an object covers distance without direction. Hence, velocity is the appropriate term here.
