An aircraft flies at in still air

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

An aircraft flies at

400\,\text{km/h}

in still air. A wind of

200\sqrt{2}\,\text{km/h}

blows from south to north. The pilot wishes to travel from

A

to a point

B

northeast of

A

. Find the direction in which the pilot must steer and the journey time if

AB=1000\,\text{km}

.

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