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Question Number 196657 by Tawa11 last updated on 28/Aug/23
A pilot flies his plane directly from a point A to a point B,  a distance of 450Km. The bearing of B from A is 030°. A  wind of 80Km/hr is blowing from the east. Given that the  plane can travel at 320Km/hr in still air. Find   (i) The bearing on which the plane must be steered.  (ii) The time taken to fly from A to B.
$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{pilot}\:\mathrm{flies}\:\mathrm{his}\:\mathrm{plane}\:\mathrm{directly}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{point}\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{point}\:\mathrm{B}, \\ $$$$\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{distance}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{450Km}.\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{bearing}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{B}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{030}°.\:\mathrm{A} \\ $$$$\mathrm{wind}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{80Km}/\mathrm{hr}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{blowing}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{east}.\:\mathrm{Given}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{plane}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{travel}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{320Km}/\mathrm{hr}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{still}\:\mathrm{air}.\:\mathrm{Find}\: \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{bearing}\:\mathrm{on}\:\mathrm{which}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{plane}\:\mathrm{must}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{steered}. \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{time}\:\mathrm{taken}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{fly}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{B}. \\ $$

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