A jet airliner moving at 628 mph due east moves into a region where the wind is blowing at 253 mph in a direction 830 north of west. What is the new velocity of the aircraft?

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions
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A jet airliner moving at 628 mph due east moves into a region where the wind is blowing at 253 mph in a direction 830 north of west. What is the new velocity of the aircraft?
 

 

A jet airliner moving at 628 mph due east
moves into a region where the wind is
blowing at 253 mph in a direction 830 north
of west. What is the new velocity of the
aircraft?
Transcribed Image Text:A jet airliner moving at 628 mph due east moves into a region where the wind is blowing at 253 mph in a direction 830 north of west. What is the new velocity of the aircraft?
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