In triangle ABC
AB = V = velocity of the airplane = 321.71 m/s
BC =
= horizontal component of the velocity of airplane
AC =
= vertical component of the velocity of airplane
using the trigonometric formula
Cos32 = BC/AB
Cos32 =
/321.71
= (321.71) Cos32
= 272.83 m/s
direction : towards west
using the trigonometric formula
Sin32 = AC/AB
Sin32 =
/321.71
= (321.71) Sin32
= 170.5 m/s
direction : towards north
272.8 m/s to the west, 170.5 m/s to the north