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shawonna23
Sep11-04, 01:51 AM
A jetliner is moving at a speed of 390 m/s. The vertical component of the plane's velocity is 37.4 m/s. Determine the magnitude of the horizontal component of the plane's velocity.

What equation would I use to solve this problem?
Tide
Sep11-04, 02:03 AM
Pythagoras
HallsofIvy
Sep11-04, 12:04 PM
Yep, Pythagoras!
shawonna23
Sep11-04, 03:30 PM
Am I on the right track......

Take square root of 390^2 + 37.4^2= 392 m/s
Tide
Sep11-04, 04:19 PM
That looks like Pythagoras to me!