Recent content by PatrickE

If you go northwest for an hour at 1 kph you should go about 0.7 km west, right?

It would help if I had any idea how to draw this scenario.

You mean the vector sum of 540 km/hr South? Since there are no degree measures in the problem, should I assume that it means exactly Northwest at 45 degrees?

I don't know what the x component of the airspeed is. How would I find it?

Thanks for the reply. Now what? I'm still confused about exactly how I break down the components. Am I at least using the right formula? Please no vague answers.

Homework Statement A plane is heading due south and climbing at the rate of 60 km/hr. If its airspeed is 540 km/hr and there is a wind blowing 110 km/hr to the northwest, what is the ground speed of the plane? Homework Equations Pythagorean theorem The Attempt at a Solution...