An object must fly to a town located 200km [SW] of its current position. There is a strong wind of 65km/h from [S10°W]. The object's air velocity is 600km/h. a) Determine the heading of the object so that it will travel towards its destination town b) Determine the ground velocity of the object.

An object must fly to a town located 200km [SW] of its current position. There is a strong wind of 65km/h from [S10°W]. The object's air velocity is 600km/h. a) Determine the heading of the object so that it will travel towards its destination town b) Determine the ground velocity of the object.

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