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lidiya [134]
3 years ago
8

An airplane has a speed of 135 mi/h in still air. It is flying straight north so that it is always directly above a north-south

highway. A ground observer tells the pilot by radio that a 70 mi/h wind is blowing, but neglects to give the wind direction. The pilot observes that despite the wind, the plane can travel 135 miles along the highway in an hour. What is the direction of the wind
Physics
1 answer:
vlabodo [156]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The answer is below

Explanation:

Let vₐ be the speed of airplane = 135 mph, vₙ be the speed of the wind = 70 mph and vₐₙ be the speed of the airplane relative to the wind.

The distance (d) = 135 miles, Δt = 1 hour, vₐₙ = 135 miles / 1 hour = 135 mph

vₐ = vₙ + vₐₙ

vₐ = vₐₙ

Therefore, vₐ, vₐₙ, vₙ can be represented by an isosceles triangle since vₐ = vₐₙ.

The direction of the wind θ is:

sin(θ / 2) = vₙ / 2vₐ

sin(θ / 2) = 70/ (2*135)

sin(θ / 2) = 0.2593

θ / 2 = sin⁻¹(0.2593) = 15

θ = 30⁰

2α = 180° - 30°

2α = 150°

α = 75°

a) The direction of the wind is 75° in the south east direction while the airplane is heading 30° in the north east direction.

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