Relative to the ground, a car has a velocity of 14.8 m/s, directed due north. Relative to this car, a truck has a velocity of 24.0 m/s, directed 52.0° north of east. What is the magnitude of the truck's velocity relative to the ground?

Answer 1

V truck = Vtruck rel + V car
Vnorth = 24 sin 52 + 14.8
Veast = 24 cos 52

V^2 = sqrt (Vn^2 + Ve^2)

Answer 2

36.81m/s