Starting from its nest, an eagle flies at constant speed

Chapter 20, Problem 61GP

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QUESTION:

Starting from its nest, an eagle flies at constant speed for 3.0 min due east, then 4.0 min due north. From there the eagle flies directly to its nest at the same speed. How long is the eagle in the air?

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QUESTION:

Starting from its nest, an eagle flies at constant speed for 3.0 min due east, then 4.0 min due north. From there the eagle flies directly to its nest at the same speed. How long is the eagle in the air?

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ANSWER: STEP 1:- Before answering the question, it’s better to look at the schematic diagram to get some intuition about the problem. The diagram is given below, The diagram below shows the full trajectory of the eagle but not in the units of distance, but in the units of time. As the speed is constant throughout the motion, we should not be worried about the time units. It moved towards e

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