According to Newton's first law of motion, what would happen to a car traveling at a constant velocity of 55 MPH to the west in
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Answer:
d₃ = 37,729 km, θ= 5.1º North of West
Explanation:
This is a velocity addition problem, the easiest way to solve it is to decompose the velocities in a Cartesian system, the x-axis coincides with the West-East direction and the y-axis with the South-North direction
* first displacement is
d₁ₓ = 11 km
* second offset is
cos 6 = d₂ₓ / d₂
sin 6 = d_{2y} / d₂
d₂ₓ = d₂ cos 6
d_{2y} = d₂ sin 6
d₂ₓ = 6 cos 6 = 5.967 km
d_{2y} = 6 sin 6 = 0.6272 km
* third displacement is unknown
* fourth and last displacement
cos (-11) = d₄ₓ / d₄
sin (-11) = d_{4y} / d₄
d₄ₓ = d₄ cos (-11)
d_{4y} = d₄ sin (-11)
d₄ₓ = 21 cos (-11) = 20.61 km
d_{4y} = 21 sin (-11) = -4.007 km
They tell us that at the end of the tour you are back on the island, so the displacement must be zero
X axis
x = d₁ₓ + d₂ₓ + d₃ₓ + d₄ₓ
0 = 11 +5.967 + d₃ₓ + 20.61
d₃ₓ = -11 - 5.967 - 20.61
d₃ₓ = -37.577 km
Y axis
y = d_{1y} + d_{2y} + d_{3y} + d_{4y}
0 = 0 + 0.6272 + d_{3y} -4.007
d_{3y} = 4.007 - 0.6272
d_{3y} = 3.3798 km
This distance can be given in the form of module and angle
Let's use the Pythagorean theorem for the module
d₃ =
d₃ =
d₃ = 37,729 km
Let's use trigonometry for the angle
tan θ = d_{3y} / d₃ₓ
θ = tan⁻¹
θ = tan-1 (-3.3798 / 37.577)
θ = 5.1º
Since the y coordinate is positive and the x coordinate is negative, this angle is in the second quadrant, so the direction given in the form of cardinal coordinates is
θ= 5.1º North of West