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Homework Statement A plane flies flies into a 65 mi/h headwind. On the return trip from B to A, the wind velocity is unchanged. The trip from B to A takes 65 min less than the trip from A to B. What is the airspeed (assumed constant) of the plane? a. 480 mi/h c. 530 mi/h b. 610 mi/h d...

Homework Statement Telemetry for a remote space probe is the ability to measure altitude using radar. A probe with initial horizontal velocity of 53.84 m/s descends on Mars. During the landing attempt, the telemetry readings are relayed to Earth every 9.952 s. The sequence received is: 3000...

Homework Statement A glider is tugged by an airplane at 81 m/s when it is released. If the original speed was along the horizontal and the glider is now under a constant acceleration of 2.4 m/s2 at 1.1° below the horizontal due to air drag, how long will it take to reach the ground 5.7 km...