A plane that is capable of travelling at 140 m/s wishes to travel due north from City A to City B, 500 km away, but encounters a constant crosswind that blows 25 m/s due west. What must the plane’s heading be in order to reach its destination? Suppose the pilot has no navigational expertise and decides to aim straight for City B. How far west of City B will the plane end up?

A plane that is capable of travelling at 140 m/s wishes to travel due north from City A to City B, 500 km away, but encounters a constant crosswind that blows 25 m/s due west. What must the plane’s heading be in order to reach its destination? Suppose the pilot has no navigational expertise and decides to aim straight for City B. How far west of City B will the plane end up?

Name: A plane that is capable of travelling at 140 m/s wishes to travel due
Uploaded: 2024-03-20T06:57:47.000Z
Channel: Bartleby
Description: A plane that is capable of travelling at 140 m/s wishes to travel due north from City A to City B, 500 km away, but encounters a constant crosswind that blows 25 m/s due west.What must the plane’s heading be in order to reach its destination?Suppose

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 56P: Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the solar system, at a height of 25 km and with a...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

A passenger walks from one side of a ferry to the other as it approaches a dock. If the passenger's velocity is 1.5 m/s due north relative to the ferry, and 4.5 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees west of north relative to the water, what are the magnitude and direction of the ferry's velocity relative to the water?
A student drives 10 km to the north and then 20 km 30 degrees S of E. By using the component method, what are the magnitude and direction of his displacement from the starting point?
A jetliner with an airspeed of 1000 km/hr sets out on a 1500 km flight due south. To maintain a southward direction, however, the plane must be pointed fifteen degrees west of south. If the flight takes 100 min, what is the wind velocity?
A flock of ducks is trying to migrate south for the winter, but they keep being blown off course by a wind blowing from the west at 12 m/s. A wise elder duck finally realizes that the solution is to fly at an angle to the wind. If the ducks can fly at 16 m/s relative to the air, in what direction should they head in order to move directly south?
Jojo is riding a boat to travel across a river whose current has velocity of 1.20 m/s westward. If the speed of the boat is 1.85 m/s, at what angle should the boat head so that it travels northward directly across the river?
A person in a rowboat is 3 km from a point P on a straight shore while his destination is 5m directly east of point P. If he is able to row 4 km per hour and walk 5 km per hour, how far from his destination must he land on the shore in order to reach his destination in the shortest possible?
Jojo is riding a boat to travel across a river whose current has velocity of 1.20 m/s westward. If the speed of the boat is 1.85 m/s, at what angle should the boat head so that it travels northward directly across the river? 40.4 degrees north of east 32.9 degrees west of north 40.4 degrees east of north 32.9 degrees north of west
A field biologist is studying the migration patterns of northern gannets (a type of seabird). On one particularday, she records that they fly 5.0 km northeast, then turn toward to the south of east by 30 degrees and fly 4.0 kmin the new direction. How far north or south of their original position are the birds?
In calm air a plane flying from the Pedimaxus International Airport can reach Cliffs of insanity in two hours by following a bearing of N8.2 degrees East at 96 miles an hour. (The distance between the airport and the cliffs is 192 miles. ) If the wind is blowing from the southwest at 25 miles per hour, what speed and bearing should the pilot take so that she makes the trip in two hours along the original heading?
Can you help me with this problem? A bald eagle flies 5.75 m/s north relative to the air. There is a wind that is blowing east to west at 3.25 m/s. What is the magnitude and direction angle relative to the ground of the bald eagle velocity? Assume the y axis is north/south and the x axis east and west
A student drives 10 km to the north and then 20 km 30 degrees South of the east. By using the component method, what are the magnitude and direction of his displacement from the starting point?
Starting at the origin, a person walks 350 meters in a direction 30.0° South of West, then 570 meters in a direction 35.0° West of North. If the person now wishes to walk in a straight line back to the origin, what must be the magnitude and direction of the displacement?