Task1: Vector Triangle: Calculate Resulting Speed

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I'm having my semester test tomorrow, and I got this task from my teacher to do before the semester test.
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By decomposition of forces apply these formulas for a right triangle:

Handwritten right triangle with hypotenuse b, vertical side a, horizontal base c and angle v at the lower left, with the equations a = b sin v and c = b cos v beside it.


Task1:

An iceberg floats with the stream and wind. The power comes straight from the north with speed 3m / s. Draw this vector where the resulting speed of the iceberg to come forward as a vector. 1 cm shall be equal to 1 m / s. Calculate how large the resulting speed is using geometry or trigeometri.Would be very happy if anyone could help me with this, thank you very much!my attempt:


to the calculate resulting speed:

Equation v = sqrt(vx^2 + vy^2) = sqrt(10) = 3.16 for the magnitude of the resulting speed from two perpendicular velocity components.


How is this? and how do i draw this as a vector?
 
There is some information missing, and the problem statement has a weird grammar.
Please post the full, exact problem statement, or try to find a better translation if the original is not English.

supersander said:
and how do i draw this as a vector?
In the same way the triangle is drawn.