Kinematics 3 Question 8
8. Airplanes and are flying with constant velocity in the same vertical plane at angles and with respect to the horizontal respectively as shown in figure. The speed of is . At time , an observer in finds at a distance of . This observer sees moving with a constant velocity perpendicular to the line of motion of . If at just escapes being hit by in seconds is
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 8. (5)
Solution:
- Relative velocity of
with respect to is perpendicular to line . Therefore, along line , velocity components of and should be same.