document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983381>Question 983381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Boeing 737 aircraft headed due south maintains a constant speed of 500 miles per <BR>\n" );
document.write( "hour. The jet stream is 80 miles per hour in the northeast direction. answer the following questions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Express the velocity Va of the 737 relative to air and to the velocity Vw of the jet stream in<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Find the velocity Vg of the 737 relative to ground. (Hint: Vg = Va + Vw)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Find the actual speed of the 737 relative to the ground. Hint: || Vg ||<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #604234 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=604234\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Boeing 737 aircraft headed due south maintains a constant speed of 500 miles per <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is 500 mi/hr airspeed or groundspeed?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wind direction is given as the direction it's from.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it from the NE ?  Heading of 045 degs?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's \"Wind 045 at 80...\"  Knots are used in aviation, not mi/hr.<BR>\n" );
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