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Canadian geese migrate essentially along a north - south direction for well over a thousand kilometers in some cases, traveling at speeds up to about

Canadian geese migrate essentially along a north-
south direction for well over a thousand kilometers
in some cases, traveling at speeds up to about
100kmh. One such bird is flying at 100kmh
relative to the air, but there is a 34.0kmh wind
blowing from west to east.
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Part A
At what angle relative to the north-south direction should this bird head so that it will be traveling directly southward
relative to the ground?
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to the west of south
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Part B
How long will it take the bird to cover a ground distance of 550km from north to south? (Note that even on cloudy nights,
many birds can navigate using the earth's magnetic field to fix the north-south direction.)
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