SOLUTION: A pilot is flying at 168 mph. She wants her flight path to be 80�. A wind is blowing from the south at 40 mph. Find the bearing the pilot should fly, and the plane�s ground speed.

Question 968716: A pilot is flying at 168 mph. She wants her flight path to be 80�. A wind is blowing from the south at 40 mph. Find the bearing the pilot should fly, and the plane�s ground speed.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A pilot is flying at 168 mph. She wants her flight path to be 80�. A wind is blowing from the south at 40 mph. Find the bearing the pilot should fly, and the plane�s ground speed.
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