For the winter, a duck flies 10 m/s due south against a gust of wind with a velocity of 2.5 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the duck? 7.5 m/s south O 10 m/s south O 7.5 m/s north O 10 m/s north

For the winter, a duck flies 10 m/s due south against a gust of wind with a velocity of 2.5 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the duck? 7.5 m/s south O 10 m/s south O 7.5 m/s north O 10 m/s north

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For the winter, a duck flies 10 m/s due south against a gust of wind with a velocity of 2.5 m/s.
What is the resultant velocity of the duck?
O 7.5 m/s south
O 10 m/s south
O 7.5 m/s north
O 10 m/s north

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