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document.write( "A plane's airspeed is 300 mi/hr (# of engines is not relevant).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The wind is 270 at 50 mi/hr (wind is given using the direction it's from).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the plane's heading for a ground track of 030.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a triangle ABC with 2 sides converging at the Origin, labelled A.  One side is 300 and the 2nd side is 50.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Sine Law:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300/sin(60) = 50/sin(A)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(A)= 50*sin(60)/300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = ~  8.3degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Heading =  90 - 68.3 degs = 21.7 degs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tho not asked for, the groundspeed is 307.68 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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