SOLUTION: a plane is flying due south at 310 miles per hour and the wind is blowing from east at 40 miles per hour. what is the resultant speed direction of the plane to the nearset tenth.

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Question 278447: a plane is flying due south at 310 miles per hour and the wind is blowing from east at 40 miles per hour. what is the resultant speed direction of the plane to the nearset tenth.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If his heading is due south, then the heading is 180°.

Magnitude of the resulting vector:



Offset angle:



Then his actual heading will be



Plus sign because wind is from the east. You can do your own calculator work.

John