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Femme_physics
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Plane B flies in a direct line at constant velocity Vb = 848 km/h. Above him, at a distance of 7.5 km/h flies airplane A. Airplane A flies at a constant velocity Va = 2050 km/h. It flies in a vertical pathway in an arch of the radius R equal 5 km.
In the drawing is described the initial position of both planes.
If both planes carry on flying as described in the question, will they collide?
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5315/planthingy.jpg
Solution Attempt
I don't get how it's possible for them to collide. One just flies in an arch, so I guess that means in a circular pathway, that means that plane A will be directly at point B while plane B will be waaaaaaaay off ahead
Like this:
Right?
Or am I misreading/mistranslating something?
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/8307/ababababa.jpg
In the drawing is described the initial position of both planes.
If both planes carry on flying as described in the question, will they collide?
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5315/planthingy.jpg
Solution Attempt
I don't get how it's possible for them to collide. One just flies in an arch, so I guess that means in a circular pathway, that means that plane A will be directly at point B while plane B will be waaaaaaaay off ahead
Like this:
Right?
Or am I misreading/mistranslating something?
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/8307/ababababa.jpg
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