SOLUTION: An airplane is heading due north at 260 mph. A 16-mph wind blows towards the northwest and blows the plane off course. Find ground speed and direction of the plane?

Question 1074280: An airplane is heading due north at 260 mph. A 16-mph wind blows towards the northwest and blows the plane off course. Find ground speed and direction of the plane?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An airplane is heading due north at 260 mph. A 16-mph wind blows towards the northwest and blows the plane off course. Find ground speed and direction of the plane?
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It's a triangle.
The plane's airspeed is 260, one side.
The wind is 16, the 2nd side.
The angle between the 2 sides is 135 degs.
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The groundspeed is the 3rd side.
The direction is 360 degs minus the angle between the airspeed and groundspeed.
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