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Just need an awnser, i think i got this wrong on the test, but if you would like to explain, your more than welcome.

A Plane travels due north at 200 km/h
The plane is being affected by wind traveling 50 km/h from west to east. How fast is the plane going relavtive to the ground. I said about 219. Thanx

2007-01-27 04:52:17 · 4 answers · asked by The Dude 3 in Science & Mathematics Physics

4 answers

use pythagarian theorem

a^2+b^2=c^2
(200)^2+(50)^2=c^2
c= 206.14km/hr

2007-01-27 05:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by      7 · 1 0

The value is simply sqr(200^2+50^2)km/h = 206.155km/h

2007-01-31 04:56:40 · answer #2 · answered by lester_day 2 · 0 0

All I can tell you is you would be what is called crabbing into the wind. Means that to hold a true heading you would be flying kinda side ways.
I do not have my flight calculator handy lol so all I can tell you is you would be flying slower ground speed than you register in plane as air speed.

2007-01-31 03:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by jjnsao 5 · 0 0

About 206.15km/hr

2007-01-27 05:37:51 · answer #4 · answered by agboola f 2 · 0 0

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