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tigerlili
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Homework Statement
After flying for 18 min in a wind blowing 49 km/h at an angle of 22° south of east, an airplane pilot is over a town that is 51 km due north of the starting point. What is the speed of the airplane relative to the air, in km/h?
Homework Equations
all i know to do here is to use the pythagorean theorem and maybe the law of sines to figure out the vectors
The Attempt at a Solution
i tried a couple of ways with different triangles but i only have 3 tries left and i seem to be floundering around in the dark on this one!