Question

A 80.0-kg airplane pilot pulls out of a dive by following, at a constant speed of 180km/hr, the arc of a circle whose radius is 300m. A) At the bottom of the circle, what are the direction and magnitude of his acceleration

Answer 1

Answer: 8.33m/s²

Explanation:

Mass of the airplane pilot = 80kg

The speed of plane v = 180km/h = 50m/s

The radius of circle r = 300 m

The acceleration of the plane will be calculated as:

a = v²/r

a = 50²/300

a = 2500/300

a = 8.33m/s²

Note that 180km/h was converted to m/s by

= (180 × 1000)/(60 × 60)

= 180000/3600

= 50m/s

1000 meters = 1 kilometer

60 minutes = 1 hour

60 seconds = 1 minute

3600 seconds = 1 hour