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A physics student who is also a pilot is preparing to fly from the Daydon airport...

A physics student who is also a pilot is preparing to fly from the Daydon airport home to Kalona Iowa which is due west. Her plane flies with an airspeed (its speed relative to the air) of 106 knots. There is a strong wind blowing at 25 knots coming from the Northwest.

a. What heading should she fly? In other words, what direction should she aim the plane as she flies if she wants to go directly to Kalona? (In degrees North of due West.)

b. What will her ground speed be?

Expert Solution

Let represent wind speed and direction

So

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Let represent speed and direction of plane

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Resultant represent actual speed and heading

The pilot want to head in west direction

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Rearrange i and j terms

Equate j terms

ANSWER:

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(b)

Equate i terms

ANSWER:

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