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A man is running up an escalator. He is moving 5 m/s, but the escalator is also moving up at 3.5 m/s. Find the resultant velocity.

A man is running up an escalator. He is moving 5 m/s, but the escalator is also moving up at 3.5 m/s. Find the resultant velocity.
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A man is running up an escalator. He is moving 5 m/s, but the escalator is also moving up at 3.5 m/s. Find the resultant velocity.

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The man's resultant velocity is

8.5 m/s up .

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