An Airplane Is Flying on a Bearing Of $265^{\circ}$ At 420 Mph

question 48

Essay

An airplane is flying on a bearing of $265^{\circ}$ at 420 mph. A wind is blowing with a bearing of $210^{\circ}$ at 30 mph. Find the actual speed and direction of the plane and explain how you arrived at your answer.

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Definitions:

Coordinating Conjunction

A word used to connect clauses or sentences of equal rank, such as "and," "but," or "or."

Punctuated Correctly

The accurate use of punctuation marks in writing to clarify the meaning of texts.

Conjunctions

Terms that serve to link clauses or sentences together, or to coordinate words within the same clause, like "and", "but", and "or".

Conjunctive Adverbs

Words that connect two independent clauses together, showing relationship in terms of sequence, contrast, cause and effect, etc.