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At motor car is going due north at a speed of 50 km/h. It makes a 90o left turn without changing the speed. The change in the velocity of the car is about

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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Dear student 
u = 50j 
v = -50i 
Change in velocity = -50i - 50j 
Negative x- means west direction and negative y-component means south direction. Hence resultant velocity is in south-west direction.
Magnitude of change in velocity =  70.71 km/h