Question

A bird is flying south at a rate of 45 miles per hour while being pushed east by wind with a speed of 12 miles per hour.

What is the direction of the bird's resultant vector? Hint: Draw a vector diagram.
Ө 0 = [ ? ]°
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth

Answer 1

Explanation:

Use the arctan function

tan Φ = 45/12

Φ = arctan ( -45/12) = 75 degrees south of east = 165 degrees on the compass