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50 (a) t = 100 m / (4 m / s) = 25 s ; (b) See Fig. 4.20 in text : sin = 3 / 4, so = 48.6 W of N. then t = 100 m / (2.65 m / s) = 37.8 s 53. (a) From the law of sine s, 200 / sin 45 = 50 / sin = 10.2. The velocity of the plane relative to the ground, R , is found from the components of the velocities along R : R = 200 cos + 50 cos 45 = 232.2 km / h. The heading is 45 + = 55.2 N of E. (b) The time taken is 600 km / 232.2 km / h = 2.58 h Problems 6. (a) See Fig. 4.42 x = R cos = (v 0 cos )t ; y = R sin = (v 0 sin )t 1/2 gt 2 Substitute t = (R cos ) / (v 0 cos ) into the equation for y, then solve to find R. (b). Recast, R has the form R = v 0 2 sin(2 ) sin / (g cos 2 ) Maximum R occurs when (2 ) = /2. To obtain the given expression use cos 2 = (1 sin ) (1 + sin ). 13. (a) v BA = v B v A = 3i 4 j m/s, i.e. 5 m/s at 36.9 W of S. (b) Choose a frame in which A is at rest. Thus v BA is the velocity of B in this frame. The minimum distance between A and the path of B is 100 sin 8.1 = 14.1 km. (c) Draw a circle centered at A with a radium of 20 km. The length of the chord that intersects the path of B is 2(20 2 14.1 2 ) 1/2 = 28.4 km. The time B takes to travel this distance is 28.4 km/(5 m/s) = 94.7 min. 16. (a) L = v 0 cos t, h = v 0 sin t 1/2 gt 2 . Substitute for t into the second to find v 0 2 = gL 2 cos 2 (tan h / L) 1 (b) Substitute for t into tan = (v 0 sin g t) / (v 0 cos ) to find

tan = 2h / L tan