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Graphical Addition of Perpendicular Vectors

This activity is designed to reinforce your understanding of graphical addition of vectors perpendicular to each other.

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A plane flies directly east at 540 mi/h and then flies due south at 480 mi/h. What is the plane's resultant velocity????
A train travels 120 miles north and then turns and travels 340 miles west. Determine the train's resultant displacement.???
A force of 50 N is applied on a car due east and then a force of 90 N is applied due north. What is the resultant force acting on the car????
A boat travels at 20 m/s east across a river. If the river flows due south at 8 m/s, determine the resultant velocity acting on the boat.???


Algebra I and Geometry Teacher
Patrick Henry High School
Ashland, VA

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