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course PHY 121

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?

Maintain constant

###This should be slow down because the 30 degrees south of east wind would be toward the direction of the airplane.

answer/question/discussion:

• Does it veer a bit to the right, a bit to the left or does it continue traveling along a straight line?

Left

###This should be veer right.

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