An airplane flies 120 km at a constant altitude in a direction 30.0° north of east. A wind is blowing that results in a net horizontal force on the plane due to the air of 2.40 kN in a direction 10.0° south of west

How much work is done on the plane by the air?
A) -2.71 × 108 J
B) -0.985 × 108 J
C) -221 × 108 J
D) 221 × 108 J
E) 0.821 × 108 J


Answer: A

Physics & Space Science

You might also like to view...

Assuming that the gravitational acceleration is constant and equal, in magnitude, to the acceleration of gravity at the surface of the earth,

how far would light deflect from a straight line path as it travels one Earth diameter, 1.28 × 107 m? A) 25.4 cm B) 8.94 mm C) 3.14 m D) 1.77 cm E) 12.7 cm

Physics & Space Science

Which can undergo diffraction?

A) photons. B) electrons. C) positrons. D) all of the above E) none of the above

Physics & Space Science

In contrast to Aristotle's way of explaining nature, Galileo relied on

A) experiment. B) logic. C) patterns. D) mathematics.

Physics & Space Science

Kepler's 3rd law says T2 /r3 = K. What does the constant K depend upon?

A) period B) frequency C) size D) mass E) temperature

Physics & Space Science