Problem 3.5: A helicopter takes off
Please wait for the animation to completely load.
A flying helicopter is shown in the animation (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds). Restart.
- Sketch a graph of x position vs. time for the helicopter.
- Sketch a graph of y position vs. time for the helicopter.
- What is the x velocity of the helicopter at any instant?
- What is the y velocity of the helicopter at any instant?
- What is the speed of the helicopter at any instant?
Problem authored by Aaron Titus with support by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-9952323 and placed in the public domain.
Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.
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