Physics (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118486897
ISBN 13: 978-1-11848-689-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Mathematical Concepts - Problems - Page 24: 59

Answer

$(a)\space 15.8\space m/s$ $(b)\space 6.37\space m/s$

Work Step by Step

Please see the attached image first. Let's take the Ostrich's velocity vector as $V$ and the components as $V_{W},V_{N}$ (a) So we can write, $V_{N}=Vsin\theta$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $V_{N}=17\space m/s\times sin68^{\circ}=15.8\space m/s$ (b) Similarly, $V_{W}=Vcos\theta$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $V_{W}=17\space m/s\times cos68^{\circ}=6.37\space m/s$
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