PHYSICS.
Help me solve this please
A plane flying due north at 100 m/s is blown by a 500 m/s strong wind due east. what is the plane resultant velocity?

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PHYSICS.
Help me solve this please
A plane flying due north at 100 m/s is blown by a 500 m/s strong wind due east. what is the plane resultant velocity?

anonymous · Answer

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johnweldon1993 · Answer

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Looks a lot like a right triangle doesn't it :)

anonymous · Answer

yes it is how to solve this easily?

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Well the Pythagorean theorem comes into play since this is a right triangle. We have 2 legs of the triangle and want to know the hypotenuse..

$$\large a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$

We know 'c' is the hypotenuse so we do

$$\large c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$$

Just plug in 100 for 'a' and 500 for 'b' and solve for 'c'

anonymous · Answer

so i will only substitute their respective values

anonymous · Answer

answer is 509.9

johnweldon1993 · Answer

That is correct, the resultant would be 509.9 m/s in the northeast direction

anonymous · Answer

okay thanks a lot