A carrier pigeon flies distance between two cities in the absence of wind in t = 60 minutes
September 6, 2021 | education
| A carrier pigeon flies distance between two cities in the absence of wind in t = 60 minutes, and in a headwind in time t2 = 75 minutes. How long will it take t1 for a pigeon to cover this distance with a tailwind?
No wind:
S = Vg * t, where S is the distance between two cities, Vg is the pigeon’s own speed, t is the time the pigeon moves (t = 60 min).
Headwind:
S = (Vg – Vw) * t2, where Vw is the wind speed, t2 is the time the pigeon moves (t = 75 minutes).
Favourable wind:
S = (Vg + Vv) * t1.
1) Vg * t = (Vg – Vv) * t2.
Vg * 60 = (Vg – Vv) * 75.
60Vg = 75Vg – 75Vv.
15Vg = 75Vv.
Vg = 5Vv.
2) Vg * t = (Vg + Vv) * t1.
5Vv * t = (5Vv + Vv) * t1.
t1 = 5Vv * t / 6Vv = 5 * 60/6 = 50 min.
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