Suppose a plane leaves the airport traveling at 350 mph at a bearing of S20W. The wind is blowing at 30 mph at a bearing of N45E. a) Find the actual speed of the plane.Round to the nearest mile per hour. b) Find the actual direction of the plane. Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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Suppose a plane leaves the airport traveling at 350 mph at a bearing of S20W. The wind is blowing at 30 mph at a bearing of N45E.

a) Find the actual speed of the plane.Round to the nearest mile per hour.

b) Find the actual direction of the plane. Round to the nearest tenth of a degree. 

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