A plane has a heading of 33° and an airspeed of 540 mph. The wind is blowing at 75 mph from 123°. What are its actual heading and airspeed? Round to one decimal place.
A) 40.9°, 545.2 mph
B) 7.9°, 297225.0 mph
C) 115.1°, 615.0 mph
D) no solution

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The plane's actual heading and airspeed are calculated by vector addition of the plane's velocity vector and the wind's velocity vector. The correct calculation results in a heading of approximately 40.9° and an airspeed of approximately 545.2 mph.

A Plane Has a Heading of 33° and an Airspeed