If an airplane is flying directly north at 300.0 km/h, and a crosswind is hitting the airplane at 50.0 km/h from the east, what is the airplane's resultant velocity?

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unklerhaukus · Answer

can you draw a pic?

anonymous · Answer

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unklerhaukus · Answer

is that wind coming from the east?

anonymous · Answer

i should make the arrow pointing to the left?

unklerhaukus · Answer

i think so

anonymous · Answer

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unklerhaukus · Answer

so to keep traveling in a straight line the plane must be flying along that diagonal right?

anonymous · Answer

i think soooo. i did the pythagorean theory. and i got 304 for the hype

unklerhaukus · Answer

right so that is the magnitude

anonymous · Answer

how do i find the velocity?

unklerhaukus · Answer

well all you need now is the angle

unklerhaukus · Answer

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