A pedestrian walks at a rate of 6 km per hour east. The wind pushes him northwest at a rate of 13 km per hour. Find the direction of the resultant vector.
A pedestrian walks at a rate of 6 km per hour east. The wind pushes him northwest at a rate of 13 km per hour. Find the direction of the resultant vector.
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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Chapter8: Applications Of Trigonometry
Section8.3: Vectors
Problem 37E
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A pedestrian walks at a rate of 6 km
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northwest at a rate of 13 km per
hour. Find the direction of the
resultant vector.
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ng Vectors Algebraically
westigate
A pedestrian walks at a rate of 6 km
per hour east. The wind pushes him
northwest at a rate of 13 km per
hour. Find the direction of the
resultant vector.
[?]°
Round to the nearest hundredth.
022 International Academy of Science. All Rights Reserved.
Enter
h
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