SOLUTION: Please help!!! A DC-10 jumbo jet maintains an airspeed of 550 miles per hour in a southwesterly direction. The velocity of the jet stream is a constant 93 miles per hour from th

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A DC-10 jumbo jet maintains an airspeed of 550 miles per hour in a southwesterly direction. The velocity of the jet stream is a constant 93 miles per hour from the west. Find the actual speed and direction of the aircraft.
Speed
mph
Direction
° west of south

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What help do you need?
Are you familiar with vectors?

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