10. A pilot maintains a heading due west with an air speed of 240 km/h. After flying for 30 min,he finds himself over a town that he knows is 150 km west and 40 km south of his starting point.(a) What is the wind velocity, in magnitude and direction?(b) What heading should he now maintain, with the same air speed, to follow a course due westfrom the town?

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.A pilot maintains a heading due west with an air speed of 240 km/h. After flying for 30 min, finds himself over a town that he knows is 150 km west and 40 km south of his starting point. What is the wind velocity, in magnitude and direction? What heading should he now maintain, with the same air speed, to follow a course due west from the town?

.A pilot maintains a heading due west with an air speed of 240 km/h. After flying for 30 min, finds himself over a town that he knows is 150 km west and 40 km south of his starting point. What is the wind velocity, in magnitude and direction? What heading should he now maintain, with the same air speed, to follow a course due west from the town?

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