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ATTACHMENT #1 shows known parameters and vector polygon required.

A light plane flies with airspeed (relative to the air) of 500 km/hr. The pilot sets out to fly to a city 800 km due north and finds that the plane must be headed 10 degrees east of north to fly in a straight line to the city. She arrives in 2.0 hours.

Find the magnitude and direction of the wind velocity.

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Observe ATTACHMENT #1 for a diagram with known parameters. Note that a diagram showing the relationship required of the vectors is very important as your first step in writing a solution.

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When an object moves relative to the medium it moves in, and the medium moves relative to the ground, the velocities of the plane and the medium add ...

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