An airplane pilot sets a compass course due west and maintains an airspeed of 215 km/h...
An airplane pilot sets a compass course due west and maintains an airspeed of 215 km/h . After flying for a time of 0.480 h , she finds herself over a town a distance 124 km west and a distance 11.0 km south of her starting point.
1.Find the magnitude of the wind velocity.
2.Find the direction of the wind velocity.
Express your answer as an angle measured south of west
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