An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 1200 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the southwest at 70 km/hr. How many degrees off course will the plane end up flying? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) • east of north What is the plane's speed relative to the ground? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) km/hr

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An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 1200 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the southwest at 70 km/hr. How many degrees off course will the plane end up flying? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
° east of north
What is the plane's speed relative to the ground? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
km/hr
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 1200 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the southwest at 70 km/hr. How many degrees off course will the plane end up flying? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) ° east of north What is the plane's speed relative to the ground? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) km/hr
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