SOLUTION: A jet is flying at a speed of 526 miles per hour. The pilot encounters turbulence due to a 50-mile-per-hour wind blowing at an angle of 47�, as shown in the accompanying diagram.

Question 288407: A jet is flying at a speed of 526 miles per hour. The pilot encounters turbulence due to a 50-mile-per-hour wind blowing at an angle of 47�, as shown in the accompanying diagram.

Find the resultant speed of the jet, to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is the wind a quartering headwind?
Or a quartering tailwind?
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PS Turbulence is not caused by winds.
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I don't see a diagram.

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