An airplane has an airspeed of 590 km/h bearing 49° north of east. The wind velocity is 60 km/h in the direction 32° north of west. Find the resultant velocity representing the path of the airplane with respect to the ground. What is the actual ground speed of the aircraft? km/h (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth

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An airplane has an airspeed of 590 km/h bearing 49° north of east. The
wind velocity is 60 km/h in the direction 32° north of west. Find the
resultant velocity representing the path of the airplane with respect to the
ground.
What is the actual ground speed of the aircraft?
km/h
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth
as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane has an airspeed of 590 km/h bearing 49° north of east. The wind velocity is 60 km/h in the direction 32° north of west. Find the resultant velocity representing the path of the airplane with respect to the ground. What is the actual ground speed of the aircraft? km/h (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth as needed.)
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