A bird flies from its nest going north for 2 hours at a speed of

20 km/h and then goes west for 3 hours at 15 km/h. What

are the distance coordinates for the bird relative to its nest?

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Sienna Atkinson

7 November, 07:19

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Miguel Allison · Answer 1

Consider the nest to be (0,0)

The bird first flew 40 km (20x2) up and then 45km (15x3) left

So the final coordinates would be (40, - 45)

A bird flies from its nest going north for 2 hours at a speed of20 km/h and then goes west for 3 hours at 15 km/h. Whatare the distance coordinates for the bird relative to its nest?