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A bug flies at a velocity of 0.75 m/s into an oncoming breeze blowing at 0.25 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the bug?
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A bug flies at a velocity of 0.75 m/s into an oncoming breeze blowing at 0.25 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the bug?

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0.5m/s.  Take the velocity of the bug and subtract from the velocity of the oncoming breeze because they are opposite.  If the breeze was in the same direction that the bug was flying, then your answer would be the sum of the two.
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