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title: "You are piloting a small plane, and you want to reach an airport \\(450 \\, \\text{km}\\) due south in \\(3.0 \\,\\text{hours}\\). A wind is blowing from the west at \\(50.0 \\,\\text{km/h}\\). What heading and airspeed should you choose to reach your destination in time?"
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# You are piloting a small plane, and you want to reach an airport \(450 \, \text{km}\) due south in \(3.0 \,\text{hours}\). A wind is blowing from the west at \(50.0 \,\text{km/h}\). What heading and airspeed should you choose to reach your destination in time?

You are piloting a small plane, and you want to reach an airport \(450 \, \text{km}\) due south in \(3.0 \,\text{hours}\). A wind is blowing from the west at \(50.0 \,\text{km/h}\). What heading and airspeed should you choose to reach your destination in time?

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