A plane is traveling at a speed of 650 mph at a bearing of 60°  West of North.  It is flying in wind with a speed of 70mph at a bearing of 40° South of West.  The resultant vector represents the actual velocity of the plane. Write the resultant vector in component form.

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A plane is traveling at a speed of 650 mph at a bearing of 60°  West of North.  It is flying in wind with a speed of 70mph at a bearing of 40° South of West.  The resultant vector represents the actual velocity of the plane.

Write the resultant vector in component form.

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