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A plane is traveling with a velocity of 70 miles/hr with a direction angle of 24 degrees. The wind is blowing at 25 miles/hr with a direction angle of 190 degrees. What is the vertical component of the wind velocity? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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Wind velocity:

25 m/h with a direction angle of 190°.

Vertical component:

25 sin 190 = -4.34 m/s = - 4 m/s

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