Use the Pythagorean theorem to answer this question. A paper airplane is thrown westward at a rate of 6 m/s. The wind is blowing at 8 m/s toward the north. What is the actual velocity of the airplane?

2 m/s, northwest

10 m/s, northwest

14 m/s, northwest

48 m/s, northwest

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10 August, 14:45

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German Miles · Answer 1

6^2 + 8^2 = 36 + 64 = 100

sqrt (100) = 10 m/s northwest

Use the Pythagorean theorem to answer this question. A paper airplane is thrown westward at a rate of 6 m/s. The wind is blowing at 8 m/s toward the north. What is the actual velocity of the airplane?2 m/s, northwest10 m/s, northwest14 m/s, northwest48 m/s, northwest