The compass of an airplane indicates that the airplane is heading north. The airplane is moving at an airspeed of 230 km/h. ?

Continued->The wind is blowing east at 55 km/h.

1.What is the speed of the plane with respect to the ground?
2.How many degrees east of north is the plane’s velocity with respect to the ground?

?2020-10-28T22:36:49Z

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Because these vectors are perpendicular, we can just use Pythagoras:
1. v = √(230² + 55²) km/h = 236 km/h
2. Θ = arctan(55/230) = 13º E of North

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Jim2020-10-28T20:06:21Z

Simply draw a triangle and use SOHCAHTOA

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