A pigeon is flying north at 40 mph, but the wind is blowing 20° south of west at 18 mph. What is the direction of the pigeon's resultant vector? 18 mph, 70° 40 mph R = 37.84 mph 0 = [ ? ] °
A pigeon is flying north at 40 mph, but the wind is blowing 20° south of west at 18 mph. What is the direction of the pigeon's resultant vector? 18 mph, 70° 40 mph R = 37.84 mph 0 = [ ? ] °
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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![A pigeon is flying north at 40 mph, but
the wind is blowing 20° south of west
at 18 mph. What is the direction of the
pigeon's resultant vector?
18 mph
70°
40 mph
R = 37.84 mph
0 = [ ? ] °
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6a328a02-1b29-471b-b754-fb87889ab91c%2F31aacaf0-d280-490b-a613-c47752d74f1e%2Fdk4lv6g_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A pigeon is flying north at 40 mph, but
the wind is blowing 20° south of west
at 18 mph. What is the direction of the
pigeon's resultant vector?
18 mph
70°
40 mph
R = 37.84 mph
0 = [ ? ] °
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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