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An airplane pilot sets a compass course due west and maintains an airspeed of 218 km/h...

An airplane pilot sets a compass course due west and maintains an airspeed of 218 km/h . After flying for a time of 0.500 h , she finds herself over a town a distance 123 kmwest and a distance 17 km south of her starting point.

1. Find the magnitude of the wind velocity.

2. Find the direction of the wind velocity.

Express your answer as an angle measured south of west

3. If the wind velocity is 41 km/h due south, in what direction should the pilot set her course to travel due west? Use the same airspeed of 218 km/h .

Express your answer as an angle measured north of west

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