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Thanks, the confusion turned out to be coming from a bad drawing.

OK so I tried using the complementary angle of 120, and then added the i (160 + 41cos120) and j (41sin60) components, then put each into the Pythagorean theorem VPG=√(i-components2 + j-components2) = 143.9479, which is the right answer I'm unsure as to why 120 was the right angle to use... o_O

Homework Statement You are traveling on an airplane. The velocity of the plane with respect to the air is 160 m/s due east. The velocity of the air with respect to the ground is 41 m/s at an angle of 30° west of due north. 1) What is the speed of the plane with respect to the ground? Homework...

Hi all, college student taking general physics right now, came here to be part of what looks like a helpful community. Thanks