Homework Help: Calculus

Posted by Abbie on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 5:45pm.

An airplane is flying at 550 km/h on a heading of 080 degrees. The wind is blowing at 60 km/h from a bearing of 120 degrees. Determine the ground velocity of the airplane.

I am having trouble drawing this diagram.

Calculus - drwls, Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 5:54pm
Just add the air velocity vector to the airplane's velocity with respect to the air.

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