SOLUTION: An airplane is traveling at a speed of 240 miles/hour with a bearing of 110°. The wind velocity is 56 miles/hour at a bearing of 325°. What are the plane's actual speed and direc
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Question 1172419: An airplane is traveling at a speed of 240 miles/hour with a bearing of 110°. The wind velocity is 56 miles/hour at a bearing of 325°. What are the plane's actual speed and direction angle? (hint: the direction angle is measured from the positive x-axis in a counter-clockwise direction)
a. The speed is 179.82 miles/hour, and the direction angle is 100.60°.
b. The speed is 179.82 miles/hour, and the direction angle is 349.40°.
c. The speed is 196.77 miles/hour, and the direction angle is 115.60°.
d. The speed is 196.77 miles/hour, and the direction angle is 349.40°.
Answer by Solver92311(821) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The wind is coming from the plane's 2 o'clock relative. So the nose of the plane is going to be pushed slightly north and the direction angle will be slightly less than the given angle of 110 degrees.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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