Draw a picture and show all work! A small airplane is flying due east with a speed of 37.0 m/s with respect to the air.  The wind is moving with a speed of 18.0 m/s at an angle of 21.0 degrees north of due west (in other words, the wind is moving in a northwest direction, but more west than north).  What is the speed of the airplane with respect to the ground?

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A small airplane is flying due east with a speed of 37.0 m/s with respect to the air.  The wind is moving with a speed of 18.0 m/s at an angle of 21.0 degrees north of due west (in other words, the wind is moving in a northwest direction, but more west than north).  What is the speed of the airplane with respect to the ground?

 
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Let va denote the speed of the air, vp denote the speed of the plane with respect to the ground, and v denote the velocity of the plane with respect to the air.

 

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