An airplane flies horizontally from east to west at 266 mi/hr relative to the air. If it flies in a steady 36 mi/hr wind that blows horizontally toward the southwest (45° south of west), find the speed and direction of the airplane relative to the ground. The speed of the airplane is approximately? the direction of the airplane relative to the

An airplane flies horizontally from east to west at 266 mi/hr relative to the air. If it flies in a steady 36 mi/hr wind that blows horizontally toward the southwest (45° south of west), find the speed and direction of the airplane relative to the ground. The speed of the airplane is approximately? the direction of the airplane relative to the

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