A jetliner travels with a constant speed of 597.4 km/h relative to the air to a city 780.1 km due south.

(a) What is the time interval required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a headwind of 41.1 km/h toward the north?

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(b) What is the time interval required to complete the trip if the jetliner now experiences a tailwind of the same speed?

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(c) What is the time interval required to complete the trip if the jetliner now experiences a crosswind of the same speed relative to the ground towards the west? (Enter your answer to at least three decimal places.)

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User Icon for Steve Steve answered
6 years ago

the jet's velocity vector is v=<0,-597.4>

(a) the headwind is w=<0,41.1>
v+w = <0,-556.3>
since time = distance/speed, it is 780.1/556.3 = 1.4 hrs

Now do the others the same way, adding vectors to get the final velocity vector. Then the speed is the magnitude of that vector.

User Icon for Henry Henry answered
6 years ago

a. V*t = 780.1.

(597.4-41.1)*T = 780.1
T = 1.4 hrs.

b. (597.4+41.1)*T = 780.1.
T = ?.

c. (-41.1-597.4i)*T = 780.1
V = sqrt(41.1^2+597.4^2) = 598.82,
598.82*T = 780.1,
T = 1.303 hrs.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To find the time interval required for the jetliner to complete the trip in each scenario, we need to use the formula:

Time = Distance / Speed

(a) With a headwind of 41.1 km/h towards the north:
The speed of the jetliner relative to the ground would be:
Speed = Jetliner's airspeed - Headwind speed
Speed = 597.4 km/h - 41.1 km/h = 556.3 km/h

The distance traveled is 780.1 km.

So, the time interval required is:
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 780.1 km / 556.3 km/h
Time ≈ 1.400 hours (rounded to three decimal places)
Therefore, the time interval required to complete the trip with a headwind of 41.1 km/h is approximately 1.400 hours.

(b) With a tailwind of the same speed (41.1 km/h):
The speed of the jetliner relative to the ground would be:
Speed = Jetliner's airspeed + Tailwind speed
Speed = 597.4 km/h + 41.1 km/h = 638.5 km/h

Using the same distance (780.1 km), the time interval required is:
Time = 780.1 km / 638.5 km/h
Time ≈ 1.221 hours (rounded to three decimal places)
Therefore, the time interval required to complete the trip with a tailwind of 41.1 km/h is approximately 1.221 hours.

(c) With a crosswind of the same speed (41.1 km/h) towards the west:
The crosswind does not affect the jetliner's speed along the southward direction. As a result, the previous speed remains the same:

Speed = 597.4 km/h

Using the same distance (780.1 km), the time interval required is:
Time = 780.1 km / 597.4 km/h
Time ≈ 1.305 hours (rounded to three decimal places)
Therefore, the time interval required to complete the trip with a crosswind of 41.1 km/h towards the west is approximately 1.305 hours.