SOLUTION: how is the velocity calculated if the velocity is walking against the wind?

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Question 683178: how is the velocity calculated if the velocity is walking against the wind?


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how is the velocity calculated if the velocity is walking against the wind?
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Velocity (or speed) is always wrt (with respect to) a frame of reference.
The speed wrt the Earth is the most common.
Walking against the wind, the speed wrt the wind is the speed wrt to Earth + the windspeed.
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Velocity is a vector that spec's speed and direction, tho it's often used when speed should be used.