small airplane flying to Alaska is heading on a bearing of 70 degrees at 250km/h. A wind of 72 km/h is blowing from a bearing of 280 degrees . Determine the airplane’s ground velocity and direction to the nearest tenth. Include a fully labelled diagram.

small airplane flying to Alaska is heading on a bearing of 70 degrees at 250km/h. A wind of 72 km/h is blowing from a bearing of 280 degrees . Determine the airplane’s ground velocity and direction to the nearest tenth. Include a fully labelled diagram.

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A small airplane flying to Alaska is heading on a bearing of 70 degrees at 250km/h. A wind of 72 km/h is blowing from a bearing of 280 degrees . Determine the airplane’s ground velocity and direction to the nearest tenth. Include a fully labelled diagram.

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