SOLUTION: A Boeing 737 aircraft headed due south maintains a constant speed of 500 miles per hour. The jet stream is 80 miles per hour in the northeast direction. Refer to the figure giv

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Question 984126: A Boeing 737 aircraft headed due south maintains a constant speed of 500 miles per
hour. The jet stream is 80 miles per hour in the northeast direction. Refer to the figure
given on the next page and answer the following questions:
a. Express the velocity Va of the 737 relative to air and to the velocity Vw of the jet stream in
terms of i and j.
b. Find the velocity Vg of the 737 relative to ground. (Hint: Vg = Va + Vw)
c. Find the actual speed of the 737 relative to the ground. Hint: || Vg ||
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I looked on the next page and can't find the figure.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it