The nose of an ultralight plane is pointed south, and its airspeed indicator shows 27 m/s . The plane is in a 16 m/s wind blowing toward the southwest relative to the earth.  1) Letting x be east and y be north, find the components of Vp/E (the velocity of the plane relative to the earth). 2) Find the magnitude of Vp/E 3) Find the direction of Vp/E

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The nose of an ultralight plane is pointed south, and its airspeed indicator shows 27 m/s . The plane is in a 16 m/s wind blowing toward the southwest relative to the earth. 

1) Letting x be east and y be north, find the components of Vp/E (the velocity of the plane relative to the earth).

2) Find the magnitude of Vp/E

3) Find the direction of Vp/E

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