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An airplane is flying with a constant altitude at a speed of 450 mph in a direction 10° north of west directly towards its final destination

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An airplane is flying with a constant altitude at a speed of 450 mph in a direction 10° north of west directly towards its final destination. The airplane then encounters wind blowing at a steady 34 mph in a direction 85° north of east.

a. Start by drawing a vector diagram for this situation. Did you draw a diagram? Yes

Great! Your diagram might look something like this:

New path

Wind

Original path

b. If the pilot does not correct his course after encountering the wind, at what speed and in what direction (counterclockwise from east) will the plane be travelling?

i. Speed: 454.22787863

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