Please write to text format  An airplane is flying horizontally with a speed of 500 m/s over a hill that slopes upward with a 3% grade (the rise is 3% of the run). What are the perpendicular and parallel components of the airplane’s velocity with respect to the hill?

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Section6.3: Relative Velocity
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An airplane is flying horizontally with a speed of 500 m/s over a hill that slopes upward with a 3% grade (the rise is 3% of the run). What are the perpendicular and parallel components of the airplane’s velocity with respect to the hill?

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