An Airplane Wants to Travel East, but There Is a Wind

question 18

Essay

An airplane wants to travel east, but there is a wind of 100 miles per hour blowing from the northwest.If the airspeed of the plane is 390 miles per hour, find the direction the plane should head (as an angle north of west)and its groundspeed.

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Definitions:

Differential Analysis

An approach to decision making that focuses on the costs and benefits that change between decision alternatives.

Income Change

A variation in the amount of earnings a business generates over a period.

Alternative Course

A different plan or method that could be chosen instead of the original or current one.

Theory of Constraints

A management philosophy focusing on identifying and managing the most limiting factor (constraint) that stands in the way of achieving a goal.