Question Number 18268 by Tinkutara last updated on 17/Jul/17 | ||
$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{balloon}\:\mathrm{starts}\:\mathrm{rising}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{surface} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{earth}.\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{ascension}\:\mathrm{rate}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{constant} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{equal}\:\mathrm{to}\:{v}_{\mathrm{0}} .\:\mathrm{Due}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{wind}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{balloon}\:\mathrm{gathers}\:\mathrm{horizontal}\:\mathrm{velocity} \\ $$$$\mathrm{component}\:{v}_{{x}} \:=\:{ay},\:\mathrm{where}\:{a}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{positive} \\ $$$$\mathrm{constant}\:\mathrm{and}\:{y}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{height}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{ascent}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{Find} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{horizontal}\:\mathrm{drift}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{balloon} \\ $$$${x}\left({y}\right), \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{total},\:\mathrm{tangential}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{normal} \\ $$$$\mathrm{accelerations}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{balloon}. \\ $$ | ||
Answered by ajfour last updated on 16/Aug/17 | ||
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 17/Aug/17 | ||
$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much}\:\mathrm{Sir}! \\ $$ | ||
Commented by ajfour last updated on 16/Aug/17 | ||