A person is walking north on a sidewalk at about 3.25 mph. At the same time the wind is blowing from the north (toward the south) at about 2.70 mph. What relative wind speed will the person sense? O 2.70 mph; the lesser of the two speeds O 0.55 mph; the difference in the two speeds O 5.95 mph; the sum of the wind speed and the walking speed O 3.25 mph; the greater of the two speeds

A person is walking north on a sidewalk at about 3.25 mph. At the same time the wind is blowing from the north (toward the south) at about 2.70 mph. What relative wind speed will the person sense? O 2.70 mph; the lesser of the two speeds O 0.55 mph; the difference in the two speeds O 5.95 mph; the sum of the wind speed and the walking speed O 3.25 mph; the greater of the two speeds

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Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

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