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An airplane is headed on a bearing of 156° at an airspeed of 252 km per hr. A 53 km per hr wind is blowing from a direction of 209°. Find the groundspeed and resulting bearing of the plane.

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

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Chapter8: Applications Of Trigonometry

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11T

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An airplane is headed on a bearing of

156°

at an airspeed of

252

km per hr. A

km per hr wind is blowing from a direction of

209°.

Find the groundspeed and resulting bearing of the plane.

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