An airplane needs to head due north, but there is a wind blowing from the southwest at 80 km/hr. The plane flies with an airspeed of 870 km/hr. To end up flying due north, how mar degrees west of north will the pilot need to fly the plane? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

An airplane needs to head due north, but there is a wind blowing from the southwest at 80 km/hr. The plane flies with an airspeed of 870 km/hr. To end up flying due north, how mar degrees west of north will the pilot need to fly the plane? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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