A drone is initially flying on a heading 40° south of west at a speed of 276 knots. (A knot is about 1.15 miles per hour.) A wind begins to blow due west at a speed of 50 knots. Find the resultant speed and direction of the drone. (Use decimal notation. Give your answer for the speed to one decimal place. Give your answer for the direction of the drone to the nearest degree. Include the degree symbol in your answer where needed.) resultant speed: resultant direction: knots south of west

A drone is initially flying on a heading 40° south of west at a speed of 276 knots. (A knot is about 1.15 miles per hour.) A wind begins to blow due west at a speed of 50 knots. Find the resultant speed and direction of the drone. (Use decimal notation. Give your answer for the speed to one decimal place. Give your answer for the direction of the drone to the nearest degree. Include the degree symbol in your answer where needed.) resultant speed: resultant direction: knots south of west

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A drone is initially flying on a heading 40° south of west at a speed of 276 knots. (A knot is about 1.15 miles per hour.) A wind
begins to blow due west at a speed of 50 knots. Find the resultant speed and direction of the drone.
(Use decimal notation. Give your answer for the speed to one decimal place. Give your answer for the direction of the drone to
the nearest degree. Include the degree symbol in your answer where needed.)
resultant speed:
resultant direction:
knots
south of west

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