Question

An airplane pilot tries to fly directly east with a velocity of 800.0 km/h. If wind comes from the southwest at 80.0 km/h, what is the relative velocity of the airplane to the surface of Earth?
bobpursley
Break up the SW wind into N and E,

and add.

the wind is blowing towards 80Cos45E+80Sin45N

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