An airplane pilot wishes to fly due west. A wind of 72.0 km/hkm/h is blowing toward the south.   If the airspeed of the plane (its speed in still air) is 305.0 km/hkm/h, in which direction should the pilot head? Express your answer in degrees.       What is the speed of the plane over the ground? Express your answer in kilometers per hour.

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An airplane pilot wishes to fly due west. A wind of 72.0 km/hkm/h is blowing toward the south.
 
If the airspeed of the plane (its speed in still air) is 305.0 km/hkm/h, in which direction should the pilot head?
Express your answer in degrees.
 
 
 
What is the speed of the plane over the ground?
Express your answer in kilometers per hour.
 
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The wind speed Vw=72 km/h

The speed of a plane with respect to air VP/A=305 km/h

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