light plane attains an airspeed of 460 km/h. The pilot sets out for a destination 800 km due south but discovers that the plane must be headed 23.0° west of south to fly there directly. The plane arrives in 2.00 h. What were the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the wind velocity?

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light plane attains an airspeed of 460 km/h. The pilot sets out for a destination 800 km due south but discovers that the plane must be headed 23.0° west of south to fly there directly.
The plane arrives in 2.00 h. What were the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the wind velocity?
Transcribed Image Text:light plane attains an airspeed of 460 km/h. The pilot sets out for a destination 800 km due south but discovers that the plane must be headed 23.0° west of south to fly there directly. The plane arrives in 2.00 h. What were the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the wind velocity?
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