PreCalculus - Trigonometry: The Law of Cosines (12 of 15) Find Distance and Bearing of Airplane

In this video I will find the distance traveled and bearing of an airplane flying in wind.

[quantum]

Airplane pilots and Boat Captains use this all the time to correct for cross wind and wake, allowing them to keep their bearing and make other adjustments.

[Golden_Tortoise]

Wow, that was a great problem! Thank you for that. Im assuming your can solve the whole thing using the law of sin.

[iyahsalonga]

sir, how did you get the angle of 150 degrees for angle c? I got the 30 degrees from the given, 90 degrees for the right angle but how come you got another 30 degrees? I appreciate your answer to this. thank you.

[AbcDef-mmzx]

Can you please state the full question "how far?". I'm confused