03 Exam 1 A Sol
03 Exam 1 A Sol
03 Exam 1 A Sol
An airplane ies between two cities separated by a distance D. Assume the wind blows
directly from one city to the other at a speed Va and the speed of the airplane is V0 relative
to the air.
(a) How long does it take for the airplane to make a round trip between the two cities?
(b) To an observer on the ground, what is the average speed of the airplane for such a round
trip?
(c) To an observer on the ground, what is the average velocity for the round trip?
V0
wind
City A
Va
City B
Solution:
(a) Total time =
D
V0 +Va
D
V0 Va
2DV0
.
V02 Va2
Net displacement
Total time
2D
2DV0 /(V02 Va2 )
V02 Va2
V0
A
O
Solution:
(a) To meet A travels 80m and B travels 40m. They meet at (10m, 30m).
V
Bomb release
h
Target
D
Solution:
(a) The bomb free fell for a distance h. From h = 12 gt2 , we nd that it takes t = 2h
for
g
the bomb to reach the target.
(b) The horizontal velocity of the bomb is always V . Thus D = V t = V 2h
.
g
wind
y
Balloon
T = 30N
2kg
Solution:
(a) The magnitude of the force (from the string) is T = 30N .
The x-component = T sin = 30 35 = 18N .
The y-component = T cos = 30 45 = 24N .
(b) The total force on the block is:
the x-component = 18N .
the y-component = 24 mg = 24 20 = 4N .
The x-component of the acceleration = 18N/2kg = 9m/s2 .
The y-component of the acceleration = 4N/2kg = 2m/s2 .
(c) Since the mass of the balloon is zero, the net force on the balloon must be zero. The
x-component of the force on the balloon by the string is 18N . The force from the wind on
the balloon must balance that force and thus must be 18N .