EBK ESSENTIAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, VOLUM
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Chapter 3, Problem 31E
You’re sailboarding at 6.5 m/s when a wind gust hits, lasting 6.3 s accelerating your board at 0.48 m/s2 at 35° to your original direction. Find the magnitude and direction of your displacement during the gust.
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