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Grade 11Mechanics

An airplane has a speed of 600 km h

−1

with respect to air. It has to fly a distance of 800 km

northward. In what direction should it fly if a steady wind is blowing at a speed of

120 km h

−1

from the west? What will its speed with respect to the ground be? Draw the

relevant diagram for your calculations.

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14 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

Dear Kumar,

It is clear that the plane should travel northwest at an angle 'theta' to north.

600sin(theta)=120, theta=sin-1(1/5)

speed w.r.t. ground=600cos(theta)=600cos(sin-1(1/5)) kmph

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