An airplane has an airspeed of 590 km/h bearing 49° north of east. The wind velocity is 60 km/h in the direction 32° north of west. Find the resultant velocity representing the path of the airplane with respect to the ground. What is the actual ground speed of the aircraft? km/h (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth
An airplane has an airspeed of 590 km/h bearing 49° north of east. The wind velocity is 60 km/h in the direction 32° north of west. Find the resultant velocity representing the path of the airplane with respect to the ground. What is the actual ground speed of the aircraft? km/h (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth
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![An airplane has an airspeed of 590 km/h bearing 49° north of east. The
wind velocity is 60 km/h in the direction 32° north of west. Find the
resultant velocity representing the path of the airplane with respect to the
ground.
What is the actual ground speed of the aircraft?
km/h
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth
as needed.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff4a4a80f-e3e4-4182-8628-1279fb71bbc9%2Fa76e869b-142c-46b1-a1f6-880f3b97bd5b%2F4h5owbm_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane has an airspeed of 590 km/h bearing 49° north of east. The
wind velocity is 60 km/h in the direction 32° north of west. Find the
resultant velocity representing the path of the airplane with respect to the
ground.
What is the actual ground speed of the aircraft?
km/h
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth
as needed.)
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