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Homework Statement
Aircraft A is describing a circular flight path in an anti-clockwise direction at 125km/h
Aircraft B is flying the same path but in the opposite direction at 225km/h.
If the radius of the flight path is 5km, calculate the acceleration of A relative to B when Aircraft A is heading South-East, with aircraft B is heading South -West
Homework Equations
aA/B = aA - aB
The Attempt at a Solution
Simple looking question but I'm falling at the 1st hurdle with obtaing the angular orientation of each Velocity vector of each Aircraft
My frame of reference is an Oxy diagram
The worked soultion from my tutor is:
θA = 45° when heading south-east
θB = 135 when heading south - west
I don't get the same angles as the worked example & I've doubled checked the directions of the flight paths (A flying anti-clockwise , B flying clockwise)
The only time my angles match the worked soulution is when I make A fly clockwise & B fly antiCan someone check to worked soultion is correct with the question & explain it to me or am I right?
Cheers