The velocity of a jet is 500 km/hr West. What is the speed of the plane?

Rahul Dadhich asked Feb 1, 2022

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The velocity of a jet is 500 km/hr
West. What is the speed of the
plane?

Rahul Dadhich asked Feb 1, 2022

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Answer:

$500 \frac{\mathrm{km}}{\mathrm{hr}}\\$

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed is just the magnitude of velocity and has no direction. This means that we are just going to take out the direction, "West".

Oxilumin answered Feb 6, 2022

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