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An airplane pilot wishes to fly to his destination 500 mi due west, but the wind...

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An airplane pilot wishes to fly to his destination 500 mi duewest, but the wind is blowing at 23.1 mi/hr toward 14.1° north ofwest. The speed of the plane relative to the air is 166.5 mi/hr. Atwhat angle (south of west) must the pilot orient the plane in orderto fly to his destination directly?

If the pilot orients the plane at that angle, what will be thespeed of the plane relative to the ground?

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Destination is due west So the resultant velocity should be in west direction Velocity of wind with respect to ground vwg 231 mph 141 degree north of west 231 cos 141 west 231 sin 141    See Answer
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