Answer:
v_top = 2400 mi/hr
v_w = 400 mi/h
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
- Total distance D = 4800 mi
- Headwind journey time taken t_up= 3 hr
- Tailwind journey time taken t_down = 2 hr
Find:
Find the top speed of Luke's snow speeder and the speed of the wind.
Solution:
- The speed of Luke v_l is in stationary frame is given by:
v_l = v_w + v_l/w
Where,
v_w: Wind speed
v_l/w: Luke speed relative to wind.
- The top speed is attained on his returned journey with tail wind. We will use distance time relationship to calculate as follows:
v_top = D / t_down
v_top = 4800 / 2
v_top = v_down = 2400 mi/hr
- Similarly his speed on his journey up with head wind was v_up:
v_up = D / t_up
v_up = 4800 / 3
v_up = 1600 mi/hr
- Now use the frame relations to find the wind speed v_w:
v_down = v_w + v_l/w
v_up = -v_w + v_l/w
- Solve equations simultaneously:
2400 = v_w + v_l/w
1600 = -v_w + v_l/w
4000 = 2*v_l/w
v_l/w = 2000 mi/h
v_w = 400 mi/h
#5,
it says that the angle on top is 221, so you subtract that from 360,
360-221= the rest..... 139
Now in that 139, you can see that there is a triangle with a right angle. so you can subtract 90 degrees from 139
139-90= 49
49 is the number you use to solve the rest.
3x + 4x = 7x
so 7x = 49
and then you divide 7 from both sides to isolate x, and you get your answer
Answer: The answer would be 3.91666666667
