A small aircraft for one person is used on a short horizontal flight. On its journey from A to B, the resultant velocity of the aircraft is 15 m s⁻¹ in a direction 60° east of north and the wind velocity is 7.5 m s⁻¹ due north.

a. Show that for the aircraft to travel from A to B it should be pointed due east.

b. After flying 5 km from A to B, the aircraft returns along the same path from B to A with a resultant velocity of 13.5 m s−1. Assuming that the time spent at B is negligible, calculate the average speed for the complete journey from A to B and back to A.

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60° A E Figure 1.20 B.