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Core project Term 3 2013 Task 2 Aviation Mach number The Mach number of an airplane is the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound in a particular medium, usually the Earth's atmosphere. !"##$ !" !"#$%& = !"##$ !" !"#$%

Examples: A) If = 75, determine the Mach number and State the type of the sonic [Subsonic, Transonic, Supersonic, High Supersonic, Hypersonic].
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B) if = 45, determine the Mach number and State the type of the sonic [ Subsonic, Transonic, Supersonic, High Supersonic, Hypersonic].
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After solving, its a Obvious that the type of sonic is

= 45

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2.613

C) Find the angle that corresponds to Transonic. Write your answer as exact radians.
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Find the angle that corresponds to Mach number 4.5. Write your answer in
Given: M = 4.5

Sin ! = ! ! ! Sin ! = !.! 1 = ( ) 2 4.5 ! = 12.8396 ! = 25.6792 In radians : 25.6792 x = 0.4482 rad
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The speed of sound is about 761 mph. Determine the speed of an object having the Mach numbers in parts C and D.
In Part C : ! Mach Number = ! = = 1 761 = 761 In Part D : ! Mach Number = ! = = 4.5 761 = 3424.5

Given: Min part C = 1 Min part D = 4.5

Vsound = 761 Mph

Does the vertex angle increase or decrease as the Mach number M decreases? Explain your reasoning.

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