document.write( "Question 998492: To a person riding a bike with velocity (7 i + 3 j) km/h the wind seems to have velocity (9 i + 10 j) km/h. \r
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document.write( "State the true velocity of the wind in i, j vector form.
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document.write( "What is the speed of the wind?
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document.write( "Taking i as due East, what is the direction of the wind (in standard bearing notation) to the nearest degree?
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document.write( "bearing (°) ≈\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #616417 by ikleyn(52781)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "To a person riding a bike with velocity (7 i + 3 j) km/h the wind seems to have velocity (9 i + 10 j) km/h. \n" ); document.write( "State the true velocity of the wind in i, j vector form. \n" ); document.write( "velocity (km/h) = \n" ); document.write( "What is the speed of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "speed (km/h) = \n" ); document.write( "Taking i as due East, what is the direction of the wind (in standard bearing notation) to the nearest degree? \n" ); document.write( "bearing (°) ≈ \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To a person riding a bike with velocity (r*i + s*j) \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - if a person is riding a bike with velocity (r*i + s*j) \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - if the wind is (u*i + v*j) \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then for the person the wind seems to have velocity ((u-r)*i, (v-s)*j).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus we have the equations for the unknowns wind's velocity components (u*i, v*j)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "u - 7 = 9 (for i-direction), and \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v - 3 = 10 (for j-direction).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It gives for the wind's velocity components u = 7+9 = 16 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence. the speed of the wind is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |