Recent content by tannye92

I am trying to piece this together, but I just don't understand. I don't want you to work the problem for me. I'm not asking for that. There's got to be a formula for this problem that I don't see. Still not getting it.

I tried subtracting 75 from 125 and getting 50, but that's wrong too. Still lost with how to solve this problem.

Okay, I kind of get what you're saying, but I'm still lost. I read about it being like a compass in my physics book, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do to start it. We just finished covering the section with acceleration and velocity. Formulas I can do. This stuff I'm a complete idiot at...

Homework Statement [SIZE="4"][FONT="Arial Black"]A novice pilot sets a plane's controls, thinking the plane will fly at 125km/hr to the north. If the wind blows 75km/hr toward the southeast, what is the plane's resultant velocity? [SIZE="4"][FONT="Arial Black"]________ km/hr at ________°...