Question

A superlight is flying northwest at 75 mph. The wind is from the south at 40 mph. Find the
bearing for the course and the ground speed of the superlight.

Answer 1

I think this is a physics question pertaining to vectors.

Tip = Use vectorial addition to add velocities

Answer 2

trigonometry actually

Answer 3

v_w = velocity of wind
v_b=velocity of bird.

Resolve v_w along x and y axis and then try to add the velocities

Answer 4

This question is cake compared to the other questions you've posted.

Answer 5

I meant Resolve v_b along x and y axis and then try to add the velocities

Answer 6

It should give you the velocity w.r.t the ground. And the velocity w.r.t ground will give you an indication of the course of the bird from the ground

Answer 7

Or use the component method.

Answer 8

I said the same thing @IsTim

Answer 9

No, Vector Addition is a bit different than Component Method...

Answer 10

Same diagrams yes, but component method uses charts to organize the data a bit.

Answer 11

Ok. :D

Answer 12

That's kind of how it looks like.