Question
If an airplane directly north at 2000 km/hr and there are 50 mph/hr winds blowing west. whis is the actual path of the plane seen from someone on the ground?
What is the ground speed of the plane in mph?
What is the ground speed of the plane in mph?
Answers
Henry
X = -50 km/h,
Y = 2000 km/h.
tanAr = Y/X = 2000/-50 -40.0
Ar = -88.6o = Reference angle.
A = -88.6 + 180 = 91.4o = Direction..
V = -50/cos91.4 = 2000.62 km.
Y = 2000 km/h.
tanAr = Y/X = 2000/-50 -40.0
Ar = -88.6o = Reference angle.
A = -88.6 + 180 = 91.4o = Direction..
V = -50/cos91.4 = 2000.62 km.