While Santa was delivering presents to the children of Nashville, Tennessee, he experienced a strong wind perpendicular to his motion.(a) If Santa was flying west at \(78.0\,\text{m/s}\) and the wind was blowing \(20.3\,\text{m/s}\) south, what was the actual velocity of the sled? , (b) At what angle should Santa fly to ensure that he actually travels west? :

\(\boxed{|\vec v_{\text{sled}}|=80.6\,\text{m/s at }14.6^\circ\text{ south of west},\quad \theta=15.1^\circ\text{ north of west}}\)

While Santa was delivering presents to the children of Nashville, Tennessee, he experienced a strong wind perpendicular to his motion. • Nerd Notes

AP Physics 1

1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions

1.4 Reference Frames and Relative Motion

1.1 Scalars and Vectors in One Dimension

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While Santa was delivering presents to the children of Nashville, Tennessee, he experienced a strong wind perpendicular to his motion.

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