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After flying for 15minin a wind blowing 42km/hat an angle of 20°south of east, an airplane pilot is over a town that is 55kmdue north of the starting point. What is the speed of the airplane relative to the air?

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Answer

The speed of the airplane relative to the air isVpw=2.4×102km/h

Step by step solution

01

Given

  1. The time of plane for flying is,

∆t=15min=0.25h

2. The velocity of airlocalid="1660895904400" V→AG=42km/h

3. The angle made isθ=20°southofeast

4. The distance covered by plane is s=55km

02

Understanding the concept

Use the concept of the relative velocity and draw the figure according to the directions of plane and wind. We can use expression of velocity to find the velocity of pilot relative to ground. By using vector addition law, we can find speed of the air plane relative to the air.

Formula:

V→PG=V→PA+V→AG

velocity=displacementtimeinterval

03

Calculate the speed of the airplane relative to the air

The velocity of the plane relative to the ground V→AGis,

velocity=displacementtimeintervalV→PG=55km0.25h=220kmhj^

The velocity of air with respect to ground V→AGis,

V→AG=42kmkm/hcos20i^-sin20j^=39.47km/hri^-14.36km/hj^

From the figure, using vector addition,

V→PG=V→PA+V→AGV→PA=V→PG-V→AG=220km/hj^-39.47km/hi^+14.36km/hj^V→PA=-39.47km/hi^+234.36km/hj^

In magnitude,

VPA=39.47km/h2+234.36km/h2=237.66km/h≈2.4×102km/h

Therefore, the speed of the airplane relative to the air is 2.4×102km/h.

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