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A homing pigeon flies 25 m/s when there is no wind. On the day of the worldwide homing pigeon races, you get a favorable tail wind of 7 m/s. How fast does your homing pigeon fly?

1. A homing pigeon flies 25 m/s when there is no wind. On the day of the worldwide homing pigeon races, you get a favorable tail wind of 7 m/s. How fast does your homing pigeon fly?

2. On the way home, your pigeon must fly against the 7 m/s wind. How fast does the pigeon fly on the way home?

3. You are boating up a river. Your boat provides enough power to go 15 m/s on still water but the river has a current of 11 m/s in the opposite direction. How fast are you going in relation to the land?

4. An airplane takes off going 85 km/hour at an angle of 35 degrees above the horizon. Break this vector into x and y components.