Question

Canadian geese migrate essentially along a north-south direction for well over a thousand kilometers in some cases, traveling at speeds up to about 100 km/h. If one such bird is flying at 100 km/h relative to the air, but there is a 38.0 km/h wind blowing from west to east. A)At what angle relative to the north-south direction should this bird head so that it will be traveling directly southward relative to the ground? Express your answer in degrees. B) How long will it take the bird to cover a ground distance of 600 km from north to south? (Note: Even on cloudy nights, many birds can navigate using the earth's magnetic field to fix the north-south direction.) Express your answer in hours.

Answer 1