University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Motion in Two or Three Dimensions - Problems - Exercises - Page 95: 3.38

Answer

(a) The plane should head in a direction that is $14.5^{\circ}$ north of west. (b) The speed of the plane over the ground is 309.8 km/h, and the plane is heading due west.

Work Step by Step

(a) The wind is moving 80.0 km/h to the south. For the plane to fly due west, the north-south component of the velocity of the plane relative to the air should be 80.0 km/h to the north. We can find the angle $\theta$ north of west that the plane should head. $sin(\theta) = \frac{80.0~km/h}{320.0~km/h}$ $\theta = sin^{-1}(\frac{80.0}{320.0}) = 14.5^{\circ}$ The plane should head in a direction that is $14.5^{\circ}$ north of west. (b) We can find the component of the plane's velocity directed to the west. $v_{west} = (320.0~km/h)~cos(14.5^{\circ})$ $v_{west} = 309.8~km/h$ The speed of the plane over the ground is 309.8 km/h, and the plane is heading due west.
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