An airplane’s airspeed is

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

An airplane’s airspeed is 120 m/s120\,\text{m/s}. A wind blows from west to east at 35 m/s35\,\text{m/s}. Determine the heading (angle west of north) the pilot must maintain so that the airplane’s ground track is due north.

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