8:1 Introduction to Vectors Example #5
AVIATION An airplane is fying with an airspeed of 310 knots on a heading of 050°. Ifa 78-knot wind is blowing ata true
heading of 125°, determine the wind speed and direction of the pine relative to the ground,
le I = 310+ 48 ~2 (Ble) (780s BS
228.U9IS Knots = te
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= 42054
ei = 12.004
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AVIATION An airplane is fying wth an airspeed of 310 knots on a heading of 050°. Ifa 78-knot wind is blowing from a
true heading of 125°, determine the wind speed and direction of the plane relative to the ground.
In| 310° +38- 2(anyl78> os
l7 | = 29.445 knot
bearing of O29"
smo = St
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81 Introduction to Vectors Example #6
GARDENING While digging in his garden, Will pushes a shovel into the ground with a force of 630 newtons at an angle of
70" with the ground.
‘a. Drawa diagram that shows the resolution of the force that Will exerts into its rectangular
.
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b._ Find the magnitudes ofthe horizontal and vertical components of the force.
mara 30 = 1G)
Cee “Geo on do
1% )=216.493N ly |= 542.000N. aH