An aircraft has an air-speed of

PHYSICS · Multi-part · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

An aircraft has an air-speed of 200 m s−1200\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}. A steady wind of 40 m s−140\,\text{m\,s}^{-1} blows towards the east. (a) Through what angle (to the nearest tenth of a degree) should the pilot steer the aircraft west of north so that its ground track is due north? (b) Determine the ground speed of the aircraft when it follows this track.

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