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A jet airliner moving initially at 521 mph (with respect to the ground) to the east moves into a region where the wind is blowi...Asked by HECTOR
A jet airliner moving initially at 915 mph
(with respect to the ground) to the east moves
into a region where the wind is blowing at
319 mph in a direction 78◦
north of east.
What is the new speed of the aircraft with
respect to the ground?
Answer in units of mph
(with respect to the ground) to the east moves
into a region where the wind is blowing at
319 mph in a direction 78◦
north of east.
What is the new speed of the aircraft with
respect to the ground?
Answer in units of mph
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Answered by
henry2,
V = 915 + 319[78o] = (915+319*Cos78) + (319*sin78)I,
V = 981+312i = 1029mph[17.6o] N. of E.
V = 981+312i = 1029mph[17.6o] N. of E.