Asked by Arielle
A pilot heading his polane due north finds the actual direction of travel to be 5.2 NE. The planes's air speed is 315 mi/h, and the wind is from die west. Find the plane's ground speed and the velocity of the wind.
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Answered by
Steve
Set up a triangle.
If the ground speed is v, then that is the northward component of the velocity. The wind speed w is the eastbound component. Add them to get the air speed. Your triangle shows that
v/315 = cos 5.2°
w/315 = sin 5.2°
Plug and chug
If the ground speed is v, then that is the northward component of the velocity. The wind speed w is the eastbound component. Add them to get the air speed. Your triangle shows that
v/315 = cos 5.2°
w/315 = sin 5.2°
Plug and chug
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