Answer to Question #166955 in Mechanics | Relativity for buddy

Question

A bird flies North with a force of 59 N. A wind due South hits the bird with a force of 32 N. What is the net force of the bird? (Remember direction.)

Answer 1

Let's the direction to the North be positive. Then, we can wrtite the net force of the bird:

$$F_{Net}=F_{bird}-F_{wind}=59\ N-32\ N=27\ N.$$