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HW05 - Relative Velocity-Problems

This document contains 16 multiple choice questions about relative velocity problems involving vehicles moving in different directions and speeds in the presence of winds or river currents. The questions involve calculating resulting speeds and directions of objects based on their initial speeds and the speeds and directions of external flows like winds or water currents. They require applying concepts of vector addition and resolution to combine motion vectors.

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HW05 - Relative Velocity-Problems

This document contains 16 multiple choice questions about relative velocity problems involving vehicles moving in different directions and speeds in the presence of winds or river currents. The questions involve calculating resulting speeds and directions of objects based on their initial speeds and the speeds and directions of external flows like winds or water currents. They require applying concepts of vector addition and resolution to combine motion vectors.

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syedibrahim (as78977) HW05 - Relative Velocity carter (6896-2)

This print-out should have 16 questions.


Multiple-choice questions may continue on
the next column or page find all choices
before answering.
001 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
The pilot of an aircraft wishes to fly due
west in a 53.9 km/h wind blowing toward
the south. The speed of the aircraft in the
absence of a wind is 188 km/h.
a) How many degrees from west should the
aircraft head? Let clockwise be positive.
Answer in units of .
002 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
b) What should the planes speed be relative
to the ground?
Answer in units of km/h.

the time it reaches the North shore?


Answer in units of m.
008 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A ferry is crossing a river. The ferry is headed
due north with a speed of 2.3 m/s relative to
the water and the rivers velocity is 3.4 m/s
to the east.
a) What is magnitude of the boats velocity
relative to Earth?
Answer in units of m/s.
009 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
b) Find the direction in which the ferry is
moving (measured from due east, with counterclockwise positive).
Answer in units of .

003 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points


You are traveling 85 km/h and you throw a
ball 48 km/h with respect to yourself.
What is the balls apparent speed to a friend
standing by the road when the ball is thrown
straight ahead?
Answer in units of km/h.

010 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points


A river flows due east at 2.32 m/s. A boat
crosses the river from the south shore to the
north shore by maintaining a constant velocity of 11.8 m/s due north relative to the water.
a) What is the magnitude of the velocity of
the boat as viewed by an observer on shore?
Answer in units of m/s.

004 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points


What is the balls apparent speed to the same
friend when the ball is thrown sideways?
Answer in units of km/h.

011 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points


b) How many degrees off course is the boat
forced by the current?
Answer in units of .

005 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points


What is the balls apparent speed to the same
friend when the ball is thrown backwards?
Answer in units of km/h.

012 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points


c) If the river is 290 m wide, how far downstream is the boat when it reaches the north
shore?
Answer in units of m.

006 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points


A river flows due East at 0.837 m/s. A boat
crosses the river from the South shore to the
North shore by maintaining a constant velocity of 15.3 m/s due North relative to the
water. The river is 365 m wide.
What is the velocity of the boat relative to
shore?
Answer in units of m/s.
007 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
How far downstream has the boat moved by

013 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points


A boat crosses a river of width 244 m in which
the current has a uniform speed of 1.99 m/s.
The pilot maintains a bearing (i.e., the direction in which the boat points) perpendicular
to the river and a throttle setting to give a
constant speed of 1.68 m/s relative to the water.
What is the magnitude of the speed of the
boat relative to a stationary shore observer?

syedibrahim (as78977) HW05 - Relative Velocity carter (6896-2)


Answer in units of m/s.
014 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
How far downstream from the initial position
is the boat when it reaches the opposite shore?
Answer in units of m.
015 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A jet airliner moving initially at 206 mph to
the east where there is no wind moves into a
region where the wind is blowing at 374 mph
in a direction 52 north of east.
What is the new speed of the aircraft with
respect to the ground?
Answer in units of mph.
016 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the direction of the aircraft (use counterclockwise from due East as the positive angular direction, between the limits of 180
and +180 )?
Answer in units of .

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