A plane has a heading relative to the air of speed 121 m/s and direction 23.5°...

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A plane has a heading relative to the air of speed 121 m/s anddirection 23.5° East of North. The air is moving relative to theground with wind speed 49 m/s and direction 33.4° North ofWest.

a) If the plane is flying at an altitude of 5560 m and drops apackage directly above a city, what distance away from the citywill the package land?

(b) If the plane begins a journey from one city to anotherlocated 195 km away in these wind condition, then how far fromtheir destination will the plane be once they have traveled theamount of time it would take to get to the city without wind? Notethat the straight path between the cities is the exact heading ofthe plane relative to the air.

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