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. given on the next page an
Algebra ->
Logarithm Solvers, Trainers and Word Problems
-> 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. given on the next page an
Log On
Question 983329: 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. 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 ||
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A Boeing 737 aircraft headed due south maintains a constant speed of 500 miles per
hour.
================
Speed with respect to what?
