In 2.10 h, a balloon drifts 15.2 km north, 7.78 km east, and 3.35 km upward from its release point on the ground. Find (a) the magnitude of its average velocity and (b) the angle its average velocity makes with the horizontal. (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units

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In 2.10 h, a balloon drifts 15.2 km north, 7.78 km east, and 3.35 km upward from its release point on the ground. Find (a) the magnitude
of its average velocity and (b) the angle its average velocity makes with the horizontal.
(a) Number i
(b) Number i
Units
Units
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