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hamsterpower7
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Homework Statement
I attached the picture on the bottom (correction on the picture 30 degrees ---> 35 degrees sorry about that)
Vpa: 600 km/h
Vag:100 km/h
and the question is to find the angle theta
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
So I tried using Pythagorean theory by setting x and y
[tex] (V_pa)^2 =y^2 + x^2 [/tex]
set [tex] y = x/ (tan 35) [/tex]
so then I solved x = 344.1458617 Km/h
and since [tex] Sin/theta = (V_ag + x)/V_pa [/tex]
[tex] /theta = 47.75271609 [/tex]
sorry for ignoring the scientific notation,
I am not used to it :(
um anyways my answer was wrong
because the "solution" chose to use the 'sine law'
and that gives the right answer but I wanted to know what I did wrong to get the wrong answermuch appreciated
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