An airplane P is heading N 80
o
W at 250 m/s relative to the air. The wind blows
from N 10
o
E with the speed of 40 m/s relative to the ground. Find the magnitude and direction of the velocity of airplane P relative to the ground.In the meantime, the velocity of airplane Q relative to the air is 250 m/s in the direction of N20W. What is the speed of airplane Q relative to airplane P?

Question

An airplane P is heading N 80
o
W at 250 m/s relative to the air. The wind blows 
from N 10
o
E with the speed of 40 m/s relative to the ground. Find the magnitude and direction of the velocity of airplane P relative to the ground.In the meantime, the velocity of airplane Q relative to the air is 250 m/s in the direction of N20W. What is the speed of airplane Q relative to airplane P?

turingtest · Answer

what is N80W ?
is it this:|dw:1329855234452:dw|?

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1328991378926:dw|

turingtest · Answer

ok then|dw:1329855547518:dw|so we have the above geometry where V is the velocity of the plane and U is the direction of the wind
agree with the diagram ?