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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

In 3.5 h, a balloon drifts 21.5 km north, 9.70 km east, and 2.88 km upward from its release point on the ground. Find (a) the magnitude of its average velocity and (b) the angle its average velocity m

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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9 Years ago
First Part =>
Avg. Velocity = Total Displacement / Total Time 
Net displc. => root(21.5^2 + 9.70^2) = >root(462.5 +  94.09) => root(556.59) = > 23.59 Km.
Now also, with upward distance => root(2.88^2 + 23.59^2) = > root(556.5 + 8.29) => root(556.7944) =>  23.77 km.
 
= 23.77/3.5 = > 6.79 km/hr.
 
Angle => thetha = arccos(2.88/23.59) => arccos(0.122) = > 1.4488 degree.