An airplane is flying with a constant altitude at a speed of

Last updated: 12/5/2023

An airplane is flying with a constant altitude at a speed of 450 mph in a direction 10 north of west directly towards its final destination The airplane then encounters wind blowing at a steady 32 mph in a direction 75 north of east a Start by drawing a vector diagram for this situation Did you draw a diagram Yes Great Your diagram might look something like this i Speed 448 55 ii Direction 0 11 Wind b If the pilot does not correct his course after encountering the wind at what speed and in what direction counterclockwise from east will the plane be traveling 0 1116 mph New Path Original Path Preview Preview c If the airplane had encountered no wind at all it would have reached its final destination in two hours along its original course Assuming the pilot never corrected his course and that the wind continues to blow at the given speed and direction how far from its final destinations is the airplane after two hours of flying under the given conditions miles Preview 0 1116 0 1116 Truagain Look at the diagram in nart a If the wind blows at 32 mph for two hours how many miles will the wind move the plane