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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Assume a plane is flying directly north at 200 mph, with a wind blowing west at 23mph. Express both the velocity of the plane and the velocity of the wind as vectors, using proper notation to represent each direction of motion.

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

maybe use unit vectors \(i\) and \(j\) along east and north |dw:1415599513934:dw|

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

since the plane is flying along North at 200mph, the corresponding vector would be : \[\large 0i+200j \]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

can you try writing down the wind vector /

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