Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Kinematics in Two Dimensions - Stop to Think 4.4 - Page 92: 1

Answer

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Work Step by Step

From the helicopter’s perspective, the plane is still traveling right at 100m/s, as the helicopter has no horizontal movement to take into consideration. Vertically, the plane is going down from the helicopter’s perspective. Because 2 dimensional motion is based on both the horizontal and vertical components, 100m/s and 20m/s respectively, the planes total speed is greater than 100m/s.
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