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An airplane is flying south at 500 km/hr and is being blown by a crosswind of 75 km/hr east. What is the resultant velocity of the airplane?
bobpursley
the angle E of S is arc tan 75/500. determine that angle

sintheta=75/speed
solve for speed

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