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The wind is blowing in south with velocity of 4 km/h and abserver is travelling with velocity of `4sqrt(3)` km/h in east. Find out the velocity of wind appeared to observer.

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To find the velocity of the wind as perceived by the observer, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the velocities - The wind is blowing south with a velocity of \( 4 \, \text{km/h} \). We can represent this as a vector: \[ \vec{V}_{\text{wind}} = 0 \hat{i} - 4 \hat{j} \, \text{km/h} \] (where \( \hat{i} \) is the unit vector in the east direction and \( \hat{j} \) is the unit vector in the north direction). - The observer is moving east with a velocity of \( 4\sqrt{3} \, \text{km/h} \). We can represent this as: \[ \vec{V}_{\text{observer}} = 4\sqrt{3} \hat{i} + 0 \hat{j} \, \text{km/h} \] ### Step 2: Calculate the relative velocity of the wind with respect to the observer To find the velocity of the wind as perceived by the observer, we use the formula: \[ \vec{V}_{\text{wind, relative}} = \vec{V}_{\text{wind}} - \vec{V}_{\text{observer}} \] Substituting the values: \[ \vec{V}_{\text{wind, relative}} = (0 \hat{i} - 4 \hat{j}) - (4\sqrt{3} \hat{i} + 0 \hat{j}) \] \[ \vec{V}_{\text{wind, relative}} = -4\sqrt{3} \hat{i} - 4 \hat{j} \, \text{km/h} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the magnitude of the relative velocity The magnitude of the relative velocity can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem: \[ |\vec{V}_{\text{wind, relative}}| = \sqrt{(-4\sqrt{3})^2 + (-4)^2} \] Calculating each term: \[ (-4\sqrt{3})^2 = 48 \quad \text{and} \quad (-4)^2 = 16 \] Adding these: \[ |\vec{V}_{\text{wind, relative}}| = \sqrt{48 + 16} = \sqrt{64} = 8 \, \text{km/h} \] ### Step 4: Determine the direction of the relative velocity To find the angle \( \theta \) that the wind makes with the west direction, we use the tangent function: \[ \tan \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}} = \frac{4}{4\sqrt{3}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \] This gives us: \[ \theta = 30^\circ \] ### Conclusion The wind appears to the observer to be moving with a velocity of \( 8 \, \text{km/h} \) at an angle of \( 30^\circ \) south of west. ---
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