College Physics
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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Chapter 3, Problem 53PE
A seagull flies at a velocity of 9.00 m/s straight into the wind. (a) If it takes the bird 20.0 min to travel 6.00 km relative to the Earth, what is the velocity of the wind? (b) If the bird turns around and flies with the wind, how long will he take to return 6.00 km? (c) Discuss how the wind affects the total round-trip time compared to what it would be with no wind.
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A seagull flies at a velocity of 9 m/s straight into the wind. If it takes the bird 20 min to travel 6.00 km relative to the earth,
(a) What is the velocity of the seagull relative to the earth in m/s ?
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(c) If the bird turns around and flies with the wind, how long (in seconds) will it take the bird to return 6.00 km?
A seagull flies at a velocity of 7.00 m/s straight into the wind.(a) If it takes the bird 22.0 min to travel 6.00 km relative to the earth, what is the velocity of the wind? m/s(b) If the bird turns around and flies with the wind, how long will he take to return 6.00 km? s(c) Discuss how the wind affects the total round-trip time compared to what it would be with no wind.
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(a) If it takes the bird 22.0 min to travel 6.00 km relative to the earth, what is the velocity of the wind?
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