Question

An airplane flying due north at 90 km/h is being blown due

west at 50 km/h. What is the resultant velocity of the plane?

Answer 1

Resultant velocity, v = 102.95 km/h

Step-by-step explanation:

We have,

Speed of airplane due north is 90 km/h and due west is 50 km/h. It is required to find the resultant velocity of the plane. One velocity is in north direction and other in west direction. Velocity is a vector quantity. The resultant velocity of the plane is given by :

`v=√(v_1^2+v_2^2) \\\\v=√(90^2+50^2) \\\\v=102.95\ km/h`

So, the resultant velocity of the plane is 102.95 km/h.