Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Vectors in Two Dimensions - 9.1 Exercises - Page 638: 62

Answer

N $2.1^{\circ} $ W

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Recall the wind vector as $\vec {v_w} =55cos60^{\circ} i + 55sin60^{\circ} j=\frac{55}{2}i+\frac{55\sqrt 3}{2}j$ Step 2. Assume the jet is heading at an angle $\theta$ with respect to the $-x$-axis, then the vector for the jet is $\vec {v_j} =-765cos\theta i + 765sin\theta j$ Step 3. The true velocity of the jet is the sum of the above vectors as $\vec {v_t} =\vec {v_j} +\vec {v_w} =(\frac{55}{2}-765cos\theta)i+(\frac{55\sqrt 3}{2}+765sin\theta)j$ Step 4. For the jet to head north as a results, the horizontal component need to be zero: $(\frac{55}{2}-765cos\theta)=0$ which gives $\theta\approx87.9^{\circ} $ which means N $2.1^{\circ} $ W
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