document.write( "Question 1154886: An airplane can cruise at 255 mph in still air. If a steady wind of 46 mph is blowing from the west, what heading should the pilot fly to end up at a heading of 0 degrees (due North)? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #777627 by ikleyn(52776) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Right angle triangle with the hypotenuse of 255 miles in the second quarter (starting from the origin of the coordinate system)\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the leg of 46 miles parallel to x-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The angle    of heading is   =  = 0.180392 with the y-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Having clear instructions, you do the rest.\r\n" );
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