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A pilot in a small plane encounters shifting winds. He flies 26.0 km northeast, then 45.0 km due north. From this point, he flie

s an additional distance in an unknown direction, only to find himself at a small airstrip that his map shows to be 70.0 km directly north of his starting point.
a. What was the length of the third leg of his trip?b. What was the direction of the third leg of his trip?

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cluponka [151]2 years ago

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Answer:

a) v₃ = 19.54 km, b) 70.2º north-west

Explanation:

This is a vector exercise, the best way to solve it is finding the components of each vector and doing the addition

vector 1 moves 26 km northeast

let's use trigonometry to find its components

cos 45 = x₁ / V₁

sin 45 = y₁ / V₁

x₁ = v₁ cos 45

y₁ = v₁ sin 45

x₁ = 26 cos 45

y₁ = 26 sin 45

x₁ = 18.38 km

y₁ = 18.38 km

Vector 2 moves 45 km north

y₂ = 45 km

Unknown 3 vector

x3 =?

y3 =?

Vector Resulting 70 km north of the starting point

R_y = 70 km

we make the sum on each axis

X axis

Rₓ = x₁ + x₃

x₃ = Rₓ -x₁

x₃ = 0 - 18.38

x₃ = -18.38 km

Y Axis

R_y = y₁ + y₂ + y₃

y₃ = R_y - y₁ -y₂

y₃ = 70 -18.38 - 45

y₃ = 6.62 km

the vector of the third leg of the journey is

v₃ = (-18.38 i ^ +6.62 j^ ) km

let's use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length

v₃ = √ (18.38² + 6.62²)

v₃ = 19.54 km

to find the angle let's use trigonometry

tan θ = y₃ / x₃

θ = tan⁻¹ (y₃ / x₃)

θ = tan⁻¹ (6.62 / (- 18.38))

θ = -19.8º

with respect to the x axis, if we measure this angle from the positive side of the x axis it is

θ’= 180 -19.8

θ’= 160.19º

I mean the address is

θ’’ = 90-19.8

θ = 70.2º

70.2º north-west

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