An airplane travels at 4.5 x 10^2 km due east and then travels an unknown distance due north. Finally, it returns to its starting point by travelling a distance of 525 km. How far did the airplane travelled due north?

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A: d1 = 22.4789 m @61.0652o counterclockwise from +x axis d2 = 17.113 m @334.191o counterclockwise from…

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Q: A man walks 45.8733 m directed 97.9442 degrees from the positive x-axis, then he walks 40.7946 m…

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Q: Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 431 miles in a direction 22.2 degrees north of west. Then,…

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A: Given information:Radius of a circular track (r) = 6.10 m

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Q: An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 260 km in the direction of 35.0°…

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Q: Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 126 miles in a direction 28.4 degrees north of west. Then,…

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Q: An airplane needs to head due north, but there is a wind blowing from the southwest at 80 km/hr. The…

A: Given: The velocity of wind from the southwest is v=80 km/hr. The velocity of plane is v'=890 km/hr.…

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Q: A vector is 0.888 m long and points in a 205 degree direction. Find the x-component of the vector.

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Q: A man walks 18.3118 m directed 45.1332 degrees from the positive x-axis, then he walks 26.6583 m…

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Q: A man walks 15.7667 m directed 223.2164 degrees from the positive x-axis, then he walks 27.9801 m…

A: s1 = 15.7667 m , θ1 = 223.2164° s2 = 27.9801 m, θ2 = 17.5732° s3 = 14.6125 m, θ3 = 263.5131°

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Q: Sin and Cos Law - Component Method with Magnitude and Direction a.) 44 km 40° West of North b.) 26…

A: (a) A = 44 km 40° West of North A→ = 44 (- sin 40 i^ + cos 40j^ )A→ =28.3 i^ + 33.7j^

Q: Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 285 miles in a direction 40.8 degrees north of west. Then,…

A: So the displacement from Albany is  Therefore the displacement from Albany is 288 miles

Q: A commuter airplane takes the route shown in Figure 3.20. First, it flies from the origin of the…

A: The Displacements in their vector form are written as : OA→=OAcos300i^+OAsin300j^OA→=175 km32i^+175…

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Q: a tourist strolling around the city walk 1.72 km north, 1.55 km west, then 2.86 km south. How far is…

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Scalars and Vectors

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