A wind is blowing from the direction N54W at speed of 60 km/hr. A pilot is steering a plane in thedirection of N70Ē at an airspeed of 250 km/hr. Find the true course and ground speed of the plane.( the vector sum of the velocity vector)

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The net velocity of the plane along x-direction is: vx=60sin54+250sin70 The net velocity of the…

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A wind is blowing from the direction N54W at speed of 60 km/hr. A pilot is steering a plane in the direction of N70É at an airspeed of 250 km/hr. Find the true course and ground speed of the plane. ( the vector sum of the velocity vector)

A wind is blowing from the direction N54W at speed of 60 km/hr. A pilot is steering a plane in the direction of N70É at an airspeed of 250 km/hr. Find the true course and ground speed of the plane. ( the vector sum of the velocity vector)

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A wind is blowing from the direction N54W at speed of 60 km/hr. A pilot is steering a plane in the
direction of N70Ē at an airspeed of 250 km/hr. Find the true course and ground speed of the plane.
( the vector sum of the velocity vector)

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