A bird flying at 8 km/h in a 6-km/h crosswind has a resultant speed of
A)6 km/h.
B)8 km/h.
C)10 km/h.
D)14 km/h.

Name: A bird flying at 8 km/h in a 6-km/h crosswind has a resultant speed of A)6 km/h. B)8 km/h. C)10 km/h. D)14 km/h.
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The resultant speed of the bird can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, since the bird's speed and the wind's speed are perpendicular to each other. The calculation is sqrt((8^2) + (6^2)) = sqrt(64 + 36) = sqrt(100) = 10 km/h.

A Bird Flying at 8 Km/h in a 6-Km/h Crosswind