Projectile motion vector problem

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Homework Statement


At what compensatory angle north of east should a drone, that can only move forward at a maximum speed of 20 m/s, be launched if it is to strike a target that is 400m due east if there is a wind moving 5 m/s south?

Homework Equations


vx=20cos[tex]\Theta[/tex]
vy=20sin[tex]\Theta[/tex]
vf2=vi2+2ad (I think?)

The Attempt at a Solution


I'm not sure how to start trying to solve this, I drew a small diagram labeled with north south east and west and it shows the object's trajectory over the 400 m. I set up a chart of known and unknown variables
x
d=400 m
a=0 m/s2
t= ?
vi=20cos[tex]\Theta[/tex]
vf=20cos[tex]\Theta[/tex]
vavg=20cos[tex]\Theta[/tex]

y
d=?
a=9.8 m/s2
t=?
vi=20sin[tex]\Theta[/tex]
vf=?
vavg=?that's all I can get
 
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First define your variables. What is x and what is y? Why is acceleration in the y direction 9.8 m/s^2?
 
x is motion on the axis from west to east and y is motion on the axis from south to north, the acceleration in the y direction is that because the only force acting on it is the gravitational force
 
Gravity doesn't work from north to south.

EDIT: My point is, you're approaching the problem from completely the wrong angle. It's simple vector arithmetic and trigonometry. Try re-drawing the problem with that in mind, and let us know how you do.
 
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