Predict/Calculate Beating to Windward A sailboat can be propelled into the wind by a maneuver called beating to windward. Beating requires the sailboat to travel in a zigzag pattern at an angle to the wind that is greater than the no-go zone, which is shaded red in Figure 7-23. When a sailboat is just outside the no-go zone (boats B in the figure) the wind exerts a force
F = 870 N
and
v = 11 m/s,
what propulsion power is delivered to sailboats B, for which
θ = 79°
? (c) What propulsion power is delivered to sailboats C for which
θ = 56°
?
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