document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=623589>Question 623589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane flying due North at 220 kph is blown by a 100 kph strong wind due 50 degrees North East. What is the resultant or actual velocity? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 100 kph wind has two components:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100cos50º=64.28 kph (due west)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100sin 50º=76.6 kph  (due south)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "resultant velocity has two legs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220-76.6=143.4 kph (due north)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64.28 kph (due west)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "resultant velocity=&#8730;[(143.4)^2+(64.28)^2]=157.15 kph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tanx=64.28/143.4=.448<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24.13ºNW<BR>\n" );
document.write( "resultant velocity: 157.15 kph flying 24.13 NW </SPAN>\n" );
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