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PHY 201
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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 gust of wind is not blowing directly against the airplane, however, it would slow down if that force is more than the force the plane is traveling.
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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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I am trying to visualize this. THe plane is traveling Northwest (up and to the left). The wind is traveling down and to the right. I would say that if it was to veer at all, it would veer to the right.
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Right.
30 degrees south of east is more east than south
the airplane's direction is halfway between north and west
so the wind is directed more to the right of the airplane's direction than toward the left
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