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Grade 11Modern Physics

To a Moto cyclist traveling due north at 50km-1 the wind appears to come north_west at 60km-1. What is the true velocity of the wind

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4 Years agoGrade 11
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4 Years ago
6o km/h wind - cyclist wind 50 km/h = 10 km/h Head-Wind.

At NW (45 deg) True wind vel = 10 / (cos 45) = 14.1 km/h

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