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Homework Statement
A small airplane wants to fly from A to B which is 200 km due south. The wind is blowing towards the east at a velocity of 50 km/h. If the airplane can move through the air at 300 km/h, find the direction the plane should be heading; the speed of the airplane relative to the ground; the time it will take to reach point B.
Homework Equations
p is plane, g is ground, w is wind
Vpg = Vpw + Vwg
The Attempt at a Solution
I wrote out the givens to start:
V = 300 km/h
d = 200 km
Vwg = 50 km/h [E]
Vpg = ?
I do not really know where to go from here. I understand that only one vector with both direction and magnitude is given (Vwg). The velocity of the plane is only a magnitude with no direction. I was unable to draw a vector diagram because I don't know what it should look like to accurately represent the scenario.