Answered: On a day when the wind is blowing…

On a day when the wind is blowing toward the south at 5 m/s, a runner jogs east at 7 m/s. What is the velocity (speed and direction) of the air relative to the runner?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 18P: A fireman d = 50.0 m away from a burning building directs a stream of water from a ground-level fire...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: A rowboat heads directly across a river at a speed of 3 m/s. Convince your classmates that if the…

A: Pythagoras theorem, can be defined the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal…

Q: A plane traveling with an air speed of 300km/hr [35 degrees W of N] relative to the wind. A wind is…

A: The relative velocity is,

Q: What is the speed over the ground of an airplane flying at 100 km/h relative to the air caught in a…

A: The given condition can be schematically drawn as,

Q: An airplane with an airspeed of 120 km/h has a heading of 30° east of north in a wind that is…

Q: A sailor drops a wrench from the top of a sailboat's vertical mast while the boat is moving rapidly…

A: When the sailor drops the wrench, the speed of all the other items in the boat's frame of reference…

Q: A boat is headed east up a river at a speed of 25 m/s relative to the water. The current in the…

A: As per the given data, Let the speed of the boat relative to the water (VBW) = + 25 m/s; (Towards…

Q: An airplane has a airspeed of 395 km/h What is the speed over ground if the plane is flying against…

A: Airspeed of plane (u) = 395 kmhra) Headwind speed (v) =- 29 kmhr

Q: A jetliner with an airspeed of 1000 km/hr sets out on a 1500 km flight due south. To maintain a…

A: Given:The speed of the jetliner is 1000km/h It is set out on to south to a distance=1500 km We are…

Q: A boat is traveling upstream at 30 km/h with respect to the water of a river. The water is flowing…

A: Given that velocity of boat in upstream and velocity of water flow and child's velocity when he…

Q: A motorcycle traveling on the highway at a velocity of 120 km/h passes a car traveling at a velocity…

A: Write the given values of this problem: Speed of motocyle(vm)=120 km/hSpeed of car(vc)=90 km/h

Q: A boat is traveling upstream at 10km/h with respect to the water of a river. The water is flowing at…

Q: A motorboat moves with a speed of 4.0 m/s with respect to the water in a river. The river current…

A: Velocity and direction of the boat is VB = 4 m/s (East) Velocity and direction of the river is VR =…

Q: A cannon fires a shell traveling 150 m/s in the horizontal direction and 150 m/s in the vertical…

A: Given: The intial velocity of the shell in the vertical direction is 150 m/s. The initial velocity…

Q: A boat is traveling upstream at 30 km/h with respect to the water of a river. The water is flowing…

Q: An object dropped from the window of a tall building hits the ground in 12.0 s. The height of the…

A: Initial velocity uy=0 m/svertical displacement ∆y=-HAcceleration ,ay=-g=-9.81 m/s2Time taken, t=…

Q: An airplane is taking off from a runway with an airspeed of 130 km/hr. A car driving at 120 km/hr…

A: The given data are listed below with appropriate variables. Here, vp denotes the plane’s speed and…

Q: A skier is traveling at 13 m/s while being 180 m high on a mountain. The skier goes over a jump at a…

Q: A river is flowing at 5 km/h (with respect to the ground). A boat is traveling on the river upstream…

Q: You and some friends decide to take a canoe trip down the Columbia River. The stretch of river you…

A: Ans: 2 hour Solution: first find the distance between the points.

Q: Omar swims across a river at a velocity of 2.50 m/s [30 o N of E] with respect to the water. The…

A: Given: Velocity of the Omar u = 2.5 m/s in [30 o N of E] velocity of the river v = 5.4 m/s in East…

Q: the balloon is rising vertically at 4.0 m/s. Wind is blowing from east to west at 3.0m/s. Find the…

Q: ball is thrown vertically into the air at a velocity of 180 ft/sec. After 5 seconds, another ball is…

A: Given Initial velocity of first ball u = 180 ft/sec Initial velocity of second ball = u Let time…

Q: A boat is traveling upstream at 30 km/h with respect to the water of a river. The water is flowing…

A: Velocity of boat is upstream ,it means boat is moving in opposite direction to that of water flow.

Q: An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 750 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the…

Q: A flower pot on a balcony railing falls to the ground 10.0 m below. A cat directly beneath the pot…

Q: A plane flies 435 miles with the wind and 345 miles against the wind in the same length of time. If…

Q: A boat sails crosses a river going east at 7.0m/s. The current is taking the boat north at 4.0. What…

Q: A ship headed due east is moving through the water at a constant speed of 10 miles per hour.…

Q: A stream of water emerges horizontally from a fire hose at a velocity of 15 m/s. If the nozzle is 10…

Q: A plane needs to reach a velocity of 250 kilometers per hour to take off and leave the runway ,if…

A: The wind is blowing at 20 km/h in the direction where the plane needs to leave. So if even the…

Q: lying on the ground shoots a stream of water upward at an angle of 40° to the horizontal. The speed…

A: u= 15 m/s angle A= 400 Horizontal speed= ucos400 Vertical speed= usin400 let the time taken to…

Q: A boat moves north at a speed of 2.7 m/s across a river that flows west at a rate of 1.2 m/s. What…

Q: A light plane flies north from Zurich to Munich (100 km) with an airspeed of 340 km/h through the…

Q: A plane has an air speed of 200 mph. The wind blows directly from south west at 50mph. The flyer…

Q: plane flies 660 mi from Indonesia to Myanmar in 1.2 hr when traveling with a tailwind. The return…

A: Let the speed of the air plane in still air be x km/hr And the speed of the wind be y km/hr. Then…

Q: A student threw a ball horizontally out of a window 6.6 meters above the ground. It was caught by…

Q: An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 500 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the…

A: Airplane's airspeed, va = 500 km/hr Wind speed, vw = 30 km/hr Consider the following figure, Vector…

Q: A ship leaves its home port expecting to travel to a port 500 km due south. Before it can move, a…

A: Solution: given that distance of port = 500 km due to storm the ship blow =100 km

Q: A rock is thrown vertically into the air. At the top of its path, its acceleration is (A) Zero…

A: Free fall motion is the any motion of a body where gravitational force is the only force acting upon…

Q: A person drops a hammer from the top of a boat’s vertical mast while the boat is moving rapidly and…

A: Given:A person drops a hammer from the top of a boat’s vertical mast while the boat is moving…

Q: A plane has an airspeed of 200 miles per hour and a heading of 30.0°. The ground speed of the plane…

Q: Two planes start from Los Angeles International Airport and fly in opposite directions. The second…

Q: A boat has a speed of 8 mph in still water attempts to go directly across a river with a current of…

A: Givenspeed of the boat in still water, vb = 8 mphspeed of the water current, vw = 3 mphboat…

Q: Firemen are shooting a stream of water at a burning building using a high-pressure hose that shoots…

A: Given that, The speed of the water stream V=25m/s The Range R=45m Time…

Q: An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 800 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the…

A: Write a given values of this question. Speed at north area. v1=800km/hr Speed at southeast area.…

Q: A plane has an airspeed of 180 miles per hour and a heading of 30.0°. The ground speed of the plane…

Q: A fighter-bomber is making a bombing run flying horizontally at 500 knots (256 m/s) at an altitude…

A: How far will the bomb go over the ground before it hits. given data: Horizontal speedu=256 ms-1…

Q: The river current is 15 km/hr, you are in a boat moving downstream with a velocity of 20 km/hr. You…

A: Solution: Given that river current = 15 km/hr boat speed = 20 km/hr walk speed = 5 km/hr

Q: An airplane flies against the wind from A to B in 8 hours. The same airplane returns from B to A, in…

Concept explainers

Distance and Speed

The speed, distance and time relation forms the basis of study of motion. You will need these concepts in the study of Mechanics. This concept is applicable for students who are studying the following courses –

Question

On a day when the wind is blowing toward the south at 5 m/s, a runner jogs east at 7 m/s. What is the velocity (speed and direction) of the air relative to the runner?

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

A fireman d = 50.0 m away from a burning building directs a stream of water from a ground-level fire hose at an angle of i = 30.0 above the horizontal as shown in Figure P3.18. If the speed of the stream as it leaves the hose is vi = 40.0 m/s, at what height will the stream of water strike the building? Figure P3.18
On a day when the wind is blowing toward the south at 3 m/s, a runner jogs west at 4 m/s. What is the velocity (speed and direction) of the air relative to the runner?
On a day when the wind is blowing toward the north at 7 m/s, a runner jogs west at 7 m/s. What is the velocity (speed and direction) of the air relative to the runner?
3.15. .. An airplane is heading due south at a speed of 590 km/h . If a wind begins blowing from the southwest at a speed of 60.0 km/h (average).
A jet airliner moving initially at 3.35 ✕ 102 mi/h due east enters a region where the wind is blowing at 1.00 ✕ 102 mi/h in a direction 29.5° north of east. (Let the x-direction be eastward and the y-direction be northward.) (a) Find the components of the velocity of the jet airliner relative to the air, vJA. vJA,x = mi/h vJA,y = mi/h (b) Find the components of the velocity of the air relative to Earth, vAE. vAE,x = mi/h vAE,y = mi/h (d) What are the speed and direction of the aircraft relative to the ground? magnitude mi/h direction ° north of east
A plane is headed due east with air speed 240kph. If a wind of 40kph is blowing from the north, find the ground speed of the plane.
A jet airliner moving initially at 2.60 ✕ 102 mi/h due east enters a region where the wind is blowing at 1.00 ✕ 102 mi/h in a direction 25.0° north of east. (Let the x-direction be eastward and the y-direction be northward.) (a) Find the components of the velocity of the jet airliner relative to the air, vJA. vJA,x = ? mi/h vJA,y = ? mi/h (b) Find the components of the velocity of the air relative to Earth, vAE. vAE,x = ?mi/h vAE,y = ?mi/h (c) What are the speed and direction of the aircraft relative to the ground? magnitude mi/h direction ° north of east
What is the horizontal and vertical displacement of the golf ball?
Jana is required to fly directly from San Francisco to NewYork City in 6 hours. The displacement is 4.2 X 103 km [20o above the horizontal]. A wind is blowing across the Stateswith a velocity of 90 km/h [25o South of East]. Determine the required velocity of the plane relative to the air.
A jet airliner moving initially at 3.35 102 mi/h due east enters a region where the wind is blowing at 1.00 102 mi/h in a direction 35.5° north of east. (Let the x-direction be eastward and the y-direction be northward.) (a) Find the components of the velocity of the jet airliner relative to the air, JA. vJA,x = mi/h vJA,y = mi/h (b) Find the components of the velocity of the air relative to Earth, AE. vAE,x = mi/h vAE,y = mi/h (c) Write an equation analogous to vAB = vAE − vBE for the velocities vJA, vAE, and vJE . (In the given equation, vBE is the velocity of observer B relative to observer E. Object A travels with velocity vAB relative to observer B, and velocity vAE relative to observer E.) vJA = vJA = vAE + 2vJE vJA = vAE − vJE vJA = vJE − vAE vJA = vJE + vAE (d) What are the speed and direction of the aircraft relative to the ground? magnitude mi/h direction ° north of east
A plane is flying at 425 km/h [E 60 o S] relative to the air when the wind velocity is 60 km/h [E 50 o N]. Calculate the velocity of the plane relative to the ground.
A boat moves north at a speed of 2.7 m/s across a river that flows west at a rate of 1.2 m/s. What is the boats speed relative to the riverbank?