Question

If a 4 engine jet accelerates down a runway at 8.7 m/s^2, Suppose now that all 4 engins are operational on the jet from the previous question. what acceleration would this fully functional jet experience if it were towing 2.4 identical but inopeational jets?

Answer 1

Answer:

$5.22m/s^2$

Explanation:

One of the first propulsion characteristics given in the example is that all engines are equal.

In this way if we have 4 engines running at the same time, it means that its capacity is 100%.

Under this premise, if 100% is found, the Jet is capable of reaching a speed of 8.7m / s ^ 2.

However, the question is, what would happen if 2.4 "Engines" now work.

To do this then we make a simple equivalence,

If 4 engines is the equivalent of 100%, when would it be 2.4 engines?

$X = \frac{2.4 * 100\%} { 4 }= 60\%$

In this way it would mean that the body could be driven to 60% of its total.

So

$Speed_{Decreased} = 8.7 * 60\% = 5.22 \frac{m}{s^2}$