A spaceship is traveling through deep space to a space station and needs to make a course correction to go around a nebula. The captain orders the ship to travel 2.3 106 kilometers before turning 70° and traveling 1.5 106 kilometers to reach the space station. If the captain had not ordered a course correction, what would have been the magnitude and direction of the path of the spaceship if it had traveled to the space station through the nebula?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Using the given values

Let

Px= 2.3 x 10^6, Py=0, Qx=1.5x10^6cos(70),

Qy= 1.5x10^6sin(70)

So let

Hx= Px+Qx=2.813 x 10^6, Hy=Py+Qy=1.401 x 10^6

Magnitude = √ ((2.813 x 10^6)^2+(1.401 x 10^6)^2)= 3.14 x 10^6

To find direction

tan စ = Hy/Hx = 1.401/2.813= 0.4980

စ = 26.5°

The magnitude and direction of the path of the spaceship if it had traveled to the space station through the nebula are 3.14 x 10⁶ m and 26.5°.

What is nebula?

A nebula is a huge cloud consisting of dust and gas in space. Some nebula come from the gas and dust thrown out by the explosion of a dying star known as a supernova.

The captain orders the ship to travel in horizontal direction, Px= 2.3 x 10⁶ m, Py=0,

After turning 70° and it travels to reach the space station, Qx = 1.5x10⁶ x cos70° in horizontal direction.

and Qy= 1.5x10⁶sin70°

So, total horizontal distance moved is

Hx= Px+Qx = 2.813 x 10⁶

Total vertical distance moved is
Hy=Py+Qy  = 1.401 x10⁶

Magnitude of the path = sq rt [(2.813 x 10⁶)²+(1.401 x 10⁶)²]

Path = 3.14 x 10⁶ m

Direction of the path,

tan α = Hy/Hx

tan α = 1.401/2.813

tan α = 0.4980

α = 26.5°

Thus, the magnitude and direction of the path of spaceship is 3.14 x 10⁶ m and 26.5°.

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