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Relative Velocity PDF For Hasan Sir
Relative Velocity PDF For Hasan Sir
(Toplcal)
Additlonal 2 (po3/PuQ)
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In this question, I Is a unit vector de
Thinking Process
Mlustrate the diagram representing
the course taken
distance at which the
p=280i -40j
by the liner and the boat. Find the
boat has travelled after 1 hr. V 50i-70
Solution
N
54 km tana
330 330
135° a= tan
110
= 1843
90 km
Bearing ofQ from P =090+1843
= 108° (3sf
Gi) F-330+110
315 = 347.85
90 54
47 min (nearest min)
sina=4sin135°
90
a=25.1° 3 (J04/P1/Q7)
=180-25.1°-135
= 19,90
To a cyclist travelling due south on a straignt
horizontal road at 7ms, the wind appears has
sin19.9° sin135 blowing from the north-east. Given that the W
L 90
a constant speed of 12ms, find the direction
from which the wind is
L90sin19,9 blowing
43.3 km
SinI35
Speed of lifeboat
Thinking Process
433 km 289 km Complete the diagram using vector addition. ApP
sine
1 hr 28,9 km /h
/h
222ie solve the triangle. Find the bearing oftn 8 wind.
Additional
hematics (Toplcal)
Mathe Toplc 14 Relaive Velocity
o
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I50 mB
Solution 200
=
7 ms' tan6 150
Let
vclocity of cyclist =V, 0 53.13
W- -E 200 m
AB= v150+200
250 m
velocity of wind relative to cyclist = wle
N
53.13 sin
Using sine rule, Sin
6
3sin 5313
=
12 m/s
v,
=
of wind Sina=
specd norh-east 6
= 0.4
a = 2358°
using relative velocity equation
N B=180-53.13-23.58°
wwe*Ve = 103.29°
3+6-2(3)N6)cos10329°
applying sine rule Using cosine rule, F, =
7324 m/s
a=24.4
Now
5 Jo5/P2/Q9)
flies
plane, whose speed in still air is 300 h', X on
km
a+0+135=180 A
km from
directly from X to Y. Given that Yis 720 wind of
:0=20.6°
a bearing of 150° and that there is
a constant
Solution
6 m/s V =3 m/s B 20
V, 3 m/s -Vw
= 120 km/h
Vsr=6 m/s
200 m
223
150 m
Topic 14 Relative
Velocity o Page 3
Additional Mathematics
(Topical)
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Substitute t=into (1)
Sina sin 120°
120 300
120
tk-2)-7
2
Sina=xsin 120 (k-2) 21=14
300
= 0.3464 k-2 14
a = 20.27
B 180°-120°-20.27°
k-2
39.73
Fp-300+120* -2(300X120)cos39.73
= 221.4 km/h
Fpn=500+ 1s0-2(500)I50)c0s45*
408 km/h (3st)
i) Using Sine rule,
(1385-5/
12+25+k
sina sin45°
150 408
12+21 5+kt a=1s.1° (ldp)
k t - 2 / = 7..
The plane must be headed in the bearing
+31 = 85-St 015.1°.
81 84
224 Note the direction of the windIt is blöwingro
the south-east and not inthe south-east direction.
al Mathematics (Topical) Topic 14 Relative Velocity o Page 4
o Addltional M a t i
(p07/P1g6)
B
2ms-
90m
in still water, from a point B; the missile is fired 0.5 seconds after the
the speed of the ferry spacecraft appears on the screen. The point B has
to the bank
at which the ferry must be
()the angle position vector 46i cm and the velocity of the missile
steered.
[21 is (ki +30j) cm per second, where k is a constant. Given
that the missile hits the spacecraft,
the
Thinking Process show that the spacecraft moved across screen
position.
Solution
A
Initial position ofalien spacecraft = s
Vle relative velocity of ferry
= true velocity of ferry velocity ofspacecraft = v, =40i+15j=
= velocity of river
lett be the time before impact
distance Position of spacecraft at any time is:
time taken
m $,5 +
60 S
m/s 2ls"l2+1)
2
Initial position ofmissile, M, -
Ihe speed ofthe ferry in still water is ? n/s, Position of missile at any time is:
M, Mg+t-0.5)
Gi) In AABX, tan6= 2 -0.5) =46+k{t-0.5))
30-0.5)
0 53.13
53.1°
90-53.1 36.9°
225
The required 2 is 36.9°
Topic 14 Relative Velocity p
0' Additional Mathematics (Topical) Page
Now, at the time of impact missile and spacecraft
(240
(100 y
60
t60)
15t = 27 40 N
tan6
Shown 300
== 1.8 seconds
0=7.59°
form, ie. M+M= To find he velocity of (iv) Find, in terms of i and j, the velocity of the ship
relative to the submarine. 2
the plane relative to wind use standard relative (v) Find the position vector of the point where the
equation. submarine meets the ship.
Gi) To find the bearing torm a right angled triangle
by using the result found in part ().
(240 submarine.
100 kmh
let velocity of plane in still air
relative velocity
=
vaiw 226
equation is: va =
Vaiw +
Mathomatlcs
A d d i t o n a iM a t h e
(Topical)
Toplc 14 Relative Veloctty Page 6
(v) Position of
Soluton submarine aftert hours
of ship at P. oP - 21 +3j- initial
position at + (velucity time)
Specdofship. travelling
=15/2 km h
152
22 47
is
ship -27+ 25 (1)
since
1 on o r t h - c a s t
27+ 25t =
3+ 151
15i+ 15j Ans.
1St 45 10/ 30
I3 I=3
1.5 hr
Time
taken
=
nosition
from 0900 to 1030 (-27+75
(2i+3j) +(22.5i + 22.5j) 4 8 4 7 + 48j Ans.
24.5i+ 25.5j shown
12 (NO8 P2e7
hours
(i) Position of ship after t
x time)
initial position at P+ (velocity
Thinking Process
Use the right angled
(i) Draw the velocity diagram. direction
the speed and
trlangle to find
227
O' Additional Topic 14
Mathematics (Topical) Relative Velocity o
Page 7
Solution (i)-Position
at-any time t= (Initial.
IniVelocity
tial-posixtiotime).n+
Using V-V
(ii) Find VaD
F= 14 m/s To find time ana position when thev
(Iv) and solve.
meet
put V= V
Ya Solution
hours position ofship P.
()At 1000
P4.8 ms 4i+8j-
Velocity vector of ship P
i) Given that,
1.4 m/s
Velocity ofwater, V,
=
= 10i + 10j Ans.
still water, Va/=?
Velocity of boat in P to Q=48 m time t,
Distance travelled by boat from Position of P at any
(ii)
1=10 sec
Time to move from point P to Q.
m/s Position of P at 1200 hours i.e. when=2 houurs
velocity ofboat
=
", =i4.8
applying pythagorus theorem - 2
a=+",* =28 16+ 28j Ans.
Vain y1.4*+(4.83
n l w 5ms Ans.
(Gii) Ppie=F,-Vo
tana=
(iv) After 1200 hours position of P at any time t.
a 73.74° 73.7°
13 (po9PirQ9
At 1000 hours, a
A
ship P leaves a point with
origin 0,
position
wherei
-1-(
when P and Q meet
km relative to an
vector (-4i +8j)due unit vector due
is a unit vector East and j is a
north-east with a of speed (16+ 100_(19+8)
ship sails
North. The
102 kmh. Find
28+10r34+6t
16+10r =19+8
)the velocity vector of P, [2
21 =3
(i) the position vector of P at
12 00 hours. (2
with I= 1.5 hours
At 12 00 hours, a second ship Q leaves a point B
(19i 34j) km travelling with velocity Ans.
meet at 1330 hours
vector +
position P & Q will
vector (8i +6j) km h-', mee,
(ii) Find the velocity of P relative to . [21 Position vector of the point when they
(iv) Hence, or otherwise, find the time at which P and (16+10(1.5)
meet and the position vector of the point where
this happens. 131
28+10(1.3))
22828-15/
(16+1531-3li+43j Ans:
Thinking Process
) To find valocity V at an angle 0 with xaxis
apply V =Vcos0 and V, =Vsin@.
Additlonal
Mathematlcs
opical)
Toplc 14 Relative Velocity o Page8
A speedboat leaves the lighthouse at 1400 hours and
14w0r209
travels in a straight line to intercept the ship. Given
in still air is 250 kmh', flies
hose speed that the spced'oat intercepts the ship at 1600 hours,
A plane, A to B, where B is S00 km from A on find
fron
ectly here is a constant wind of
a bearingof
(ii) the sraed of the speedboat, [31
the south. Find, to the
blowing from (iv) the velocity of the speedboat relative to the
the (ime taken for the flight. (7]
ncar
est minute, s'ip, (1]
(v) he angle the direction of the specdboat makes with
Thinking P r o c e s s
North. [2]
vector resenting Vaw Find V then find
Flind the between A and
taken by dividing
the distance
Thinking Process
he time ()&() Position of object at any time = Initial position
Bby of the object + velocityx time.
Solution (I) To find the speed of the boat find the
displacement of ship at 1600 hours.
in still air, A250 kmh-
Soced of air craft (iv) Aelative velocily: Vave = Va-Vs
Velocity ofwind,
Fiy =80kmh" (v) To find the angle form a right angled triangle by
608
using the result of part (i).
F=80 km/h Solution
60 a 0 Position ofship relative to light house =
V250 km/h
speed ofship = 20kmh,
direction of ship =3i +4j
applying sine rule,
unit vector in the direction of ship
sina sin60
80 250
sina =0.277128
=180°-60°-16.1° = 103.9°
position ofship at 1500 hours
1200 hours. [2
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Relative Velocity o
(Toplcal) age 9
(i) Let F be the velocity of the plane
(iv) Velöcity of speëdboat rëlative to the ship is.
b 180°-40°-7
INF-' =
133
applying sine rule.
40-i6 420
with North
angle of the direction of the speedboat 17 (NI3P209
90°-a
Ans.
90-38.1° =51.9°
16 w12P2 09 40 m
A plane, speed in still air is 420 km h',
whose 1.8ms
travels directly from A to B, a distance
of 1000 km.
there is a
The bearing of B from A is 230° and 70m
wind of 80 km h-i from the east.
The diagram shows a river with parallel banks. The
(i) Find the bearing on which the plane was
river is 40m wide and is flowing with a speed of
steered. (4
(ii) Find the time taken for the journey. 4] 1.8 ms-. A canoe travels in a straight line from a poínt
P on one bank to a point Q on the opposite bank
70 m downstream from P. Given that the canoe takes
Thinking Process 12s to travel from P to , calculate the speed of the
construct a diagram using
i) To find the bearing canoe in still water and the angle to the bank that the
vector addition. Apply sine rule to solve the tri-
canoe was steered. 8]
angle.
sine rule. To
(Gi) Find the velocity of plane by applying
find time, use, time = distance Thinking Process
speed
Use the right angled triangle to find the length of PO
Solution the velocity of canoe, and the angle between PO and
(i) velocity of plane, in still air, Fauw = 420 kmh- bank.
Construct a velocity diagram using vector addition.
distance between A and B = 1000 km
Apply cosine rule to find velocity of canoe in still water.
velocity of wind from east. F» = 80 kmh Use sine rule to find the angle.
0.623
= 6.718 ms
12
required bearing = 230°- 7.0 223° Ans.
tan 70
0 29.74
233
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elonal Mathematics (Topical)
Additional Mathe
Let specd
of canoe in still water be
Few s +(12
USing
cosine rule, 5i +12j
vi69
L.8 +(6.718) 2(1.8)%6.718) cos 29.74
Si+12j
=v48.37-21T 13
27.37 5.23 velocity ofthe ship = 26x+14
.speed of canoe in still water = 5.23 m/s Ans 13
= (10i+24j) km/h Shown.
using sine rule, (i) Position vector at 1600 hrs =
Velocity x time
sinasin29.740
1.8 5.23
=
(10i +24j)x4
40i+96j Ans.
sina=
sin 29.14 1.8
5.23 (in) Position vector of the ship after 1600 hours
a=9.83°
position at 1600 hrs+ velocity x time
angle to the bank that the canoe was steered
downstream =29.74+9.83
(40)
39.57° 39.6° Ans. 40+10
96+24Ans
speed
Solution
80 m
V 3ms AB-O8-0A--()-)-()
A
Distance AB.
AB--15 +
= v225+64 =17
)Velocity ofwater, =2 ms
Velocityofboat in still water, Faw =3 ms" speed = distance
time
let the boat makes an angle 0 with the bank.
7
- = 51 kmh Ans.
cos6 0=48.18 48.20
the man must row his boat at 48.2°
with the bank upstream. Ans. BC-Oc-00-(-8)-(A-)
(i) Let speed of boat be F
Distance BC is. 1Bcl=y16)+(-30
from the figure above,
= 256+900=34
(=Vaw*-(V*
time taken =
distance
Vyo-12 speed
=9-4=5 ms
time to cross the river = distance
speed 40 minutes Ans.
hours =
232