Edexcel M4 2003 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

3. A man walks due north at a constant speed \(u\) and the wind seems to him to be blowing from the direction \(30 ^ { \circ }\) east of north. On his return journey, when he is walking at the same speed \(u\) due south, the wind seems to him to be blowing from the direction \(30 ^ { \circ }\) south of east. Assuming that the velocity, \(\mathbf { w }\), of the wind relative to the earth is constant, find
  1. the magnitude of \(\mathbf { w }\), in terms of \(u\),
  2. the direction of \(\mathbf { w }\).