MHB Help Needed: Vectors - Calculate Plane Velocity & Direction

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The discussion focuses on calculating the velocity and direction of a plane affected by wind. The plane's speed in still air is 40 km/h at a 65-degree bearing, while the wind blows at 20 km/h from the southeast. The air velocity vector is expressed as A = 40cos(25)i + 40sin(25)j, and the wind vector as W = 20cos(135)i + 20sin(135)j. The resultant velocity is found by adding the air vector and wind vector to determine the track vector. The calculations aim to provide the magnitude and direction of the resultant velocity.
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Please can anyone help with:

a plane has speed in still air (no wind) of 40kmh-1 and is traveling in a direction of 65 degrees bearing but there is a wind blowing at a speed of 20kmh-1 from the south east. If I is east and J is north, express the velocity p for the plane in no wind and velocity w of the wind in component form.

Then calculate the resultant velocity and magnitude and direction??
 
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a plane has speed in still air (no wind) of 40kmh-1 and is traveling in a direction of 65 degrees bearing but there is a wind blowing at a speed of 20kmh-1 from the south east. If I is east and J is north, express the velocity p for the plane in no wind and velocity w of the wind in component form.

bearing of 65 degrees is measured clockwise from due North = 25 degrees CCW from due East

wind from SE blows toward 135 degrees CCW from East

Air vector ...

$\vec{A}= 40\cos(25)\vec{i}+40\sin(25)\vec{j}$

Wind vector ...

$\vec{W} = 20\cos(135) \vec{i} + 20\sin(135)\vec{j}$Air vector + Wind vector = Track (resultant) vector

can you finish?
 
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