Question

A hot-air balloon is moving on a bearing of 2450 at 31mph. A wind is blowing with the bearing of 2600 at 23mph. Find the component form of the velocity of the balloon.

Answer 1

 the awnser might be 150

Answer 2

`V=(54i) \ mph`

Explanation:

According to the problem, the hot-air ballon and the wind are movind in the same direction, which means the component form of the velocity of the ballon is the net vector between both velocities.

Basically, the net velocity is

`v_(net)=31 + 23 = 54 mph`

Because both velocities have the same direction.

Assuming they are moving in a horizontal direction, the component of this velocity is

`V=(54i) \ mph`