document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074280>Question 1074280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane is heading due north at 260 mph. A 16-mph wind blows towards the northwest and blows the plane off course. Find ground speed and direction of the plane? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plane's airspeed is 260, one side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The wind is 16, the 2nd side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angle between the 2 sides is 135 degs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The groundspeed is the 3rd side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The direction is 360 degs minus the angle between the airspeed and groundspeed. </SPAN>\n" );
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