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soldi70 [24.7K]
2 years ago
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if a cyclist is travelling a road due east at 12km/h and a wind is blowing from south-west at 5km/h. find the velocity of the wi

nd relative to the cyclist.​
Physics
1 answer:
slamgirl [31]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The velocity of wind with respect to cyclist is -15.5 \widehat{i} - 3.5 \widehat{j}.

Explanation:

speed of cyclist = 12 km/h east

speed of wind = 5 km/h south west

Write the speeds in the vector form

\overrightarrow{vc} = 12 \widehat{i}\\\\overrightarrow{vw} = - 5 (cos 45 \widehat{i} + sin 45 \widehat{j})\\\\\overrightarrow{vw} =-3.5 \widehat{i} - 3.5 \widehat{j}

The velocity of wind with respect to cyclist is

\overrightarrow{vw} =-3.5 \widehat{i} - 3.5 \widehat{j}\overrightarrow{v_(w/c)} = \overrightarrow{vw}-\overrightarrow{vc}\\\\\overrightarrow{v_(w/c)} = - 3.5 \widehat{i} - 3.5 \widehat{j}  - 12 \widehat{i}\\\\\overrightarrow{v_(w/c)} =-15.5 \widehat{i} - 3.5 \widehat{j}

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