2. In the lecture we argued without proof that for a jet driven aircraft to maximise range in cruise the equivalent velocity has to be VEmr ≈ 1.3V Emd. Provide a detailed mathematical proof for this argument and the value for the ratio of VEmr/VEmd in 4 digits accuracy.

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2. In the lecture we argued without proof that for a jet driven aircraft to maximise range in
cruise the equivalent velocity has to be VEmr ≈ 1.3V Emd. Provide a detailed mathematical
proof for this argument and the value for the ratio of VEmr/VEmd in 4 digits accuracy.
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