Problem Set 1

Handout October 9th 2013 Due October 16th 2013

Problem 1
Jenny has gone for a swim in a river which is owing at 0.35 m s1 . She swims at 0.18 m s1 at right angles to the current. (i) Draw a vector diagram illustrating the situation. (ii) On your diagram, draw Jennys resultant velocity. (iii) Using trigonometry, calculate the magnitude and the direction of her resultant velocity. (iv) If Jenny swims like this for 10 seconds, how far along the river will she travel? How far across ?

Problem 2
Complete the problem we began in class: an aircraft ies 30 km due east and then 50 km due north-east. Calculate the nal displacement of the aircraft. Give your answer in the form The aircrafts nal displacement is x km at y north of east.

Problem 3
A car of weight 6100 N is at rest on a hill of incline 9.0 (i.e. making an angle 9 with the horizontal). Calculate the component of the weight along the slope.