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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A jet has a speed of 680 miles per hour in still air. If the plane flies directly north and encounters a 75 mile-per-hour wind blowing directly east, which is closest to the resultant speed of the airplane? (1 point) 605.0 mph 675.9 mph 684.1 mph 755.0 mph

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

While the air is blowing, do you think that this will change the speed traveling north?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't think so.

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

I agree. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So what should the answer be? C?

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

That's what I get. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay. Can you help me with another? Like 3 more?

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

I can try.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OKAY!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Mrs. Conley ordered cartons of tissue, window cleaner, and paper towels for 3 school campuses. She listed the number of cartons needed per campus in matrix M and the cost per carton in matrix N.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

When multiplying matrices, the product will always be of the shape having the same number of rows of the the first matrix and the same number of columns as the second matrix. Does this help you narrow it down?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So C?

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Right! :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay. Can you help me with another?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@JoannaBlackwelder

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Here's the last one :D. I don't want to hold you up anymore. Sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you there?

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Yeah, I was just figuring this one out.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh I'm sorry. Take your time, mon ami

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Vector components means <Fcos(theta),Fsin(theta)>

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Are you familiar with the formula?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not at all. This whole unit was confusing as (blank).

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Oh no...I'll try to explain.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please dumb it down for me

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

|dw:1406147502207:dw| Do you understand how I got this so far?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Erm. No. :/

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

I drew a line that followed the vertical until I got to the horizontal line that the vector stopped on.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OHHHH. I see

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