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(a)
Find the time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a headwind.
(a)

Answer to Problem 55PQ
The time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a headwind is 1.34 h.
Explanation of Solution
The jetliner is travelling through the air and the air can move relative to ground. The jetliner displacement to the south is 880 km. Consider the north as positive y and east as positive x.
Write the equation for the velocity of airplane relative to ground.
(→vJ)G=(→vJ)W+(→vW)G=(→vJ)W−(→vG)W (I)
Here, (→vJ)G is the velocity of jetliner with respect to ground, (→vJ)W is the velocity of jetliner with respect to wind, (→vW)G is the velocity of wind with respect to ground and (→vG)W is the velocity of ground with respect to wind.
Write the equation for time interval.
Δt=Δy(vJ)G,y (II)
Here, Δt is the time interval, Δy is the displacement of the jetliner and (vJ)G,y is the y component of velocity of jetliner with respect to ground.
Conclusion:
Substitute 710 km/h for (→vJ)W and 55 km/h for (→vG)W in equation I.
(→vJ)G=710 km/h−55 km/h=655 km/h
Substitute 655 km/h for (vJ)G,y and 880 km for Δy in equation II.
Δt=880 km655 km/h=1.34 h
Therefore, the time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a headwind is 1.34 h.
(b)
Find the time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a tailwind.
(b)

Answer to Problem 55PQ
The time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a tailwind is 1.15 h.
Explanation of Solution
The wind is blowing at south with speed of 55 km/h.
Write the equation for the velocity of airplane relative to ground.
(→vJ)G=(→vJ)W+(→vW)G (III)
Conclusion:
Substitute 710 km/h for (→vJ)W and 55 km/h for (→vW)G in equation III.
(→vJ)G=710 km/h+55 km/h=765 km/h
Substitute 765 km/h for (vJ)G,y and 880 km for Δy in equation II.
Δt=880 km765 km/h=1.15 h
Therefore, the time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a tailwind is 1.15 h.
(c)
Find the time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a crosswind.
(c)

Answer to Problem 55PQ
The time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a crosswind is 1.24 h.
Explanation of Solution
The wind is blowing at west with speed of 55 km/h. Therefore, the airplane should directly travel south to reach the destination, so it must travel somewhat east and south so that the wind’s west component in the wind’s velocity is cancelled by the east component of the airplane velocity.
If the airplane heads with an angle θ measured east of south, then the x component of the velocity must be equal in magnitude to the wind speed.
(710 km/h)sinθ=55.0 km/hsinθ=55710θ=sin−1(55710)=4.44°
There is no north south component in the velocity of wind, the south component of airplane velocity is equal to its velocity relative to ground.
Then,
(vJ)G,y=(710 km/h)cosθ=(710 km/h)cos(4.44°)=708 km/h
Conclusion:
Substitute 708 km/h for (vJ)G,y and 880 km for Δy in equation II.
Δt=880 km708 km/h=1.24 h
Therefore, the time required to complete the trip if the jetliner is experiencing a crosswind is 1.24 h.
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