If u shoot a gun on a driving car, or with a bow on a riding horse, are the bullets or arrows faster, and why?

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I discussed with my family about this situation. I dont get it

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In our frame of standing still and watching the situation, yes they will be faster. In the frame of the shooter, we imagine the shooter being at rest and the environment travelling around him. From his frame the arrow or bullet will have its usual velocity, but from our point of view we also take into account the velocity of the shooters frame moving with respect to ours. So in our frame, the bullet or arrow will have higher velocity!

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