Asked by Sara
An airplane is heading due east with an airspeed of 220km/h when it encounters a wind from the south at 76km/h. What is the direction of the resultant velocity of the airplane
The answer is E19.06°N but I don't know how
The answer is E19.06°N but I don't know how
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Answered by
Steve
Draw a diagram of the forces.
tanθ = 76/220
tanθ = 76/220
Answered by
bobpursley
what is arctan(76/220), this is the angle N of E (remember a wind from the S blows N)
Answered by
Sara
Thanks! I was overthinking the question
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