Question
An airplane is traveling 775 km/h in a direction 42.5° west of north (Figure 3-31).
(a) Find the components of the velocity vector in the northerly and westerly directions.
northerly km/h
westerly km/h
(b) How far north and how far west has the plane traveled after 3.00 h?
north km
west km
(a) Find the components of the velocity vector in the northerly and westerly directions.
northerly km/h
westerly km/h
(b) How far north and how far west has the plane traveled after 3.00 h?
north km
west km
Answers
Steve
N: 775 cos 42.5°
W: 775 sin 42.5°
now recall that distance = speed * time
W: 775 sin 42.5°
now recall that distance = speed * time