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For an airplane moving north from some latitude (say $30^{\circ}N$), why does rotation of the Earth cause an increase in apparent drag?
I'm not able to understand the answer to this example:
Example 10 from the Curtis Orbital Mechanics text book :
An airplane of mass $70 000\ \mathrm{ kg}$ is traveling due north at latitude $30^\circ$...
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Can we use relative motion if acceleration of two bodies are different?
Suppose, on the $x$-axis, a body $A$ is moving with velocity $v_1$ and acceleration $a_1$, and a second body $B$ is moving with velocity $v_2$ and acceleration $a_2$. $B$ is at a distance of $S$ from $...
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If there was but one object in the universe, can it be accelerating or not accelerating?
If there is only a single (material) object in the universe does it still make sense to speak of it as accelerating or not accelerating?
I believe it might be an equivalent question to ask whether it ...
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How can a particle which is not moving have an acceleration?
Suppose a rod is rotating around a fixed point located at an extreme point of it and there are two points on it. One, somewhere in the middle and the other at the other extreme.Call them $A$ and $B$ ...
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One dimensional motion - Why does a ball fall back in my hands when I throw it up in a moving bus? [duplicate]
Suppose you are moving in a bus and you throw a ball upwards. Why does it always land in your hand and does not fall behind you? The bus is moving with a uniform velocity in a straight direction.
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What is the relative acceleration of a projectile fired at in a low gravity vacuum?
This question is to end an old argument.
Given a (space) vehicle with an acceleration of X, and projectile with an acceleration of 2X (rocket, not bullet), what would the relative acceleration of the ...
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