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There is a part c to this problem as well that I am having trouble with. (c) Show that the flight path of the plane (in polar coordinates) is given by the polar equation r = r(theta) = D(cos(theta))^Beta1(1 + sin(theta))^Beta2; where Beta1 and Beta2 are constants (that depend on v and...

Homework Statement A pilot attempts to y with constant speed v from the point P = (D; 0) on the x-axis to the origin O = (0; 0). A wind blows with speed w in the positive y direction. The pilot is not familiar with vector addition and thinks the shortest path to O is achieved by ying his...