Ground Speed A plane is headed due east with an airspeed of 345 miles per hour. Its true course, however, is at 95.5 degree from due north. If the wind currents are a con-stant 55.0 miles per hour, what are the possibilities for the ground speed of the plane?

Ground Speed A plane is headed due east with an airspeed of 345 miles per hour. Its true course, however, is at 95.5 degree from due north. If the wind currents are a con-stant 55.0 miles per hour, what are the possibilities for the ground speed of the plane?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

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Chapter8: Applications Of Trigonometry

Section8.2: The Law Of Cosines

Problem 24E

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Ground Speed A plane is headed due east with an airspeed of 345 miles per hour.

Its true course, however, is at 95.5 degree from due north. If the wind currents are a con-
stant 55.0 miles per hour, what are the possibilities for the ground speed of the plane?

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