Question

An airplane of mass 39,043.01 flies horizontally at an altitude of 9.2 km with a constant speed of 335 m/s relative to Earth. What is the magnitude of the airplane’s angular momentum relative to a ground observer directly below the plane? Give your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

1.2 x 10¹¹ kgm²/s

Step-by-step explanation:

m = mass of the airplane = 39043.01

r = altitude of the airplane = 9.2 km = 9.2 x 1000 m = 9200 m

v = speed of airplane = 335 m/s

L = Angular momentum of airplane

Angular momentum of airplane is given as

L = m v r

Inserting the values

L = (39043.01 ) (335) (9200)

L = (39043.01 ) (3082000)

L = 1.2 x 10¹¹ kgm²/s