(a) Another airplane is flying in a jet stream that is blowing at 45.0 m/s in a...

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(a) Another airplane is flying in a jet stream that is blowing at 45.0 m/s in a direction 20° south of east (as in Exercise 3.58). Its direction of motion relative to the Earth is 45.0° south of west, while its direction of travel relative to the air is 5.00° south of west. What is the airplane's speed relative to the air mass?

(b) What is the airplane's speed relative to the Earth?

Data given in Exercise 3.58

(a) A jet airplane flying from Darwin, Australia, has an air speed of 260 m/s in a direction 5.0° south of west. It is in the jet stream, which is blowing at 35.0 m/s in a direction 15° south of east. What is the velocity of the airplane relative to the Earth?

(b) Discuss whether your answers are consistent with your expectations for the effect of the wind on the plane's path.

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