Assume a plane is flying directly north at 200 mph, but there is a wind blowing west at 23 mph.

Part I: Express both the velocity of the plane and the velocity of the wind as vectors, using proper notation to represent each direction of motion.

Part II: What is the velocity vector of the plane?

Part III: What is the ground speed of the plane?

Part IV: Sketch the velocity vectors of the plane and the new direction of the plane.

Question

Assume a plane is flying directly north at 200 mph, but there is a wind blowing west at 23 mph.

Part I: Express both the velocity of the plane and the velocity of the wind as vectors, using proper notation to represent each direction of motion.

Part II: What is the velocity vector of the plane? 

Part III: What is the ground speed of the plane? 

Part IV: Sketch the velocity vectors of the plane and the new direction of the plane.

anonymous · Answer

I'm not too sure, but would the plane be (0,200) and the wind (23,0)

anonymous · Answer

plane=<0, 200>mph wind=<-23, 0>mph actual = plane + wind actual = <0,200> + <-23,0> mph actual = <-23, 200> mph Does this hep you at all?

anonymous · Answer

Would the velocity be the magnitude?

rane · Answer

do u know what is definition for magnitude and velocity ?

anonymous · Answer

Magnitude is the length of the vector i think
And velocity has something to do with speed?

rane · Answer

lol, u dont know a proper definition of velocity. how can u answer a q' without knowing what it means

rane · Answer

velocity is the speed of something in a specific direction

anonymous · Answer

North at 200mph?

rane · Answer

yeah so it means the plan is travelling 200m/h towards north

anonymous · Answer

But that can't be the answer right?

rane · Answer

but the wind is blowing this plane towards west at 23m/h

rane · Answer

so first draw me a vector of these 2 directions

anonymous · Answer

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