Two cars approach a street corner at right angles to each other. One is red and one is blue. Both cars have the same speed of 40 km/hr. The blue car is moving due south and the red car is moving east. What is the velocity of the red car as seen by the observer in the blue car (find both the magnitude and the direction)?

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Two cars approach a street corner at right angles to each other. One is red and one is blue. Both cars have the same speed of 40 km/hr. The blue car is moving due south and the red car is moving east. What is the velocity of the red car as seen by the observer in the blue car (find both the magnitude and the direction)?

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