Drawing a Velocity/Position-Time graph from 2D kinematics.

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The discussion focuses on creating a Velocity or Position-Time graph for a 2D kinematics problem involving an airplane's change in velocity due to a crosswind. The user is struggling with conceptualizing how to represent this change graphically, particularly when acceleration is negative during direction changes. They propose two potential approaches: one involves comparing the northward component of the second velocity to the first, while the other suggests analyzing the resultant velocity's vertical component to illustrate the change. The goal is to visualize the effect of the crosswind on the airplane's trajectory. Clarifying these concepts will aid in accurately drawing the graphs for the scenario presented.
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Hi, I'm having trouble conceptualizing how to draw a Velocity(Or position)-Time Graph where more than One dimension is covered. We haven't really covered this in class, but its giving me trouble.

The concept is:
Acceleration is negative when changing direction(This was stated in one of my assignments, perhaps it was only a 1D graph, which would make sense; however as previously stated it got me thinking about making a Velocity-Time or Displacement-Time graph from a 2D problem)

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Here's a word problem i cooked up.

An airplane is flying at 5m/s N (Ignoring all air resistance) and after two minutes it encounters a crosswind that was going 3m/s 30° E of N for another two minutes(Resultant of 7.75 11.2° E of N)

Show the change in velocity.

The Attempt at a Solution



I thought this could perhaps go two ways:

A. Take the 'North' component of the second velocity, and compare the two (so find total distance of the first velocity) and find the vertical components velocity of the second measurement (the change). therefore finding the change in one directional Velocities. (allowing for a graph to be made like a 1D problem)

B. Compare the First velocity (5m/s north) to the resultant velocities vertical component (therefore getting the velocities before and after the change)Thanks for any assistance!
 
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