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An airplane traveling to the northwest is exerting just enough force to overcome wind resistance. It encounters a sudden wind gust which is directed at 30 degrees south of east, which results in a net force in that direction.
• During the half-second before the pilot has time to react to the gust, does the airplane speed up, slow down or maintain constant (or very nearly-constant) speed?
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The airplane will slow down a little bit because the net force in almost the opposite direction will cause acceleration in that direction.
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• Does it veer a bit to the right, a bit to the left or does it continue traveling along a straight line?
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The plane would veer to the left, because the angle of the force is ‘less’ than the angle in which the plane is moving. The gust would push the plane into an angle that is closer to the positive x axis, so it would move to the left.
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