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PHY 231
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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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Since the force appears anti-parallel, I would say that the airplane slows down, as the magnitude of the force that is 330 degrees ( in relationship to positive x ) is negative, causing the airplane to slow down.
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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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Since the gust is directed 30 degrees south of east, I would think that the airplane veers a bit to the right, as does the resultant vector, if the airplane's direction of motion is right 45 degrees west of north.
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