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. answer the following ques

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Question 983381: 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. 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 ||
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A Boeing 737 aircraft headed due south maintains a constant speed of 500 miles per
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Is 500 mi/hr airspeed or groundspeed?
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Wind direction is given as the direction it's from.
Is it from the NE ? Heading of 045 degs?
That's "Wind 045 at 80..." Knots are used in aviation, not mi/hr.