Problem 70PE Construct Your Own Problem Consider an airplane headed for a runway in a cross wind. Construct a problem in which you calculate the angle the airplane must fly relative to the air mass in order to have a velocity parallel to the runway. Among the things to consider are the direction of the runway, the wind speed and direction (its velocity) and the speed of the plane relative to the air mass. Also calculate the speed of the airplane relative to the ground. Discuss any last minute maneuvers the pilot might have to perform in order for the plane to land with its wheels pointing straight down the runway.
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Problem 8PE
Show that the order of addition of three vectors does not affect their sum. Show this property by choosing any three vectors A, B, and C, all having different lengths and directions. Find the sum A + B + C then find their sum when added in a different order and show the result is the same. (There are five other orders in which A, B, and C can be added; choose only one.)
Solution
Solution 8PE
We have to show that the order of addition of three vectors does not affect their sum and also show this property by choosing any three vectors A, B, and C all having different lengths and directions.
Let us illustrate this property by taking an example.
A student walks for 2 blocks North from his school before making a right hand turn and walks 4 blocks to the East. Finally, the student makes a left hand turn and walks a block to the North to reach his home.What is the magnitude of the overall displacement of the student.
The magnitude of the overall displacement of the student can be calculated by adding the vectors graphically using the head-to-tail method.
Represent each displacement vector graphically with an arrow, labeling the first A , the second B and the third C ,making the lengths proportional to the distance and the directions as specified relative to an east-west line.
A = 2 blocks North, B = 4 blocks East, C =1 block North
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