[In this question i and j are horizontal unit vectors due east and due north respectively and position vectors are given relative to a fixed origin O.]
At time t=0, a bird A leaves its nest, that is located at the point with position vector (20i−17j)m, and flies with constant velocity (−6i+7j)ms−1. At the same time a second bird B leaves its nest which is located at the point with position vector (−8i+9j)m and flies with constant velocity (pi+2pj)ms−1, where p is a constant. At time t=4s, bird B is south west of bird A.
(a) Find the direction of motion of A, giving your answer as a bearing to the nearest degree.
(3)
(b) Find the speed of B.
(10)
题目中文翻译
[本题中,i 和 j 分别为水平向正东和正北的单位向量,位置向量均相对于固定原点 O 给出。]
在 t=0 时,小鸟 A 从位置向量为 (20i−17j)m 的鸟巢出发,以恒定速度 (−6i+7j)ms−1 飞行。同时,另一只小鸟 B 从位置向量为 (−8i+9j)m 的鸟巢出发,以恒定速度 (pi+2pj)ms−1 飞行,其中 p 为常数。在 t=4s 时,B 位于 A 的西南方向。