Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077687342
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11.4, Problem 11.122P
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The wind speed and direction.
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