a plane flying due north at 100 m/s is blown by

a. 50 m/s strong wind due east.
b. what is the plane's resultant velocity?

4 answers

100^2 + 50^2 = v^2

Θ is the angle East of North

tan(Θ) = 50 / 100 = .5
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