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Physics mcq please help

The speed of an aeroplane in still air is 200kmh–1. The wind blows from the west at a speed of
85.0kmh–1.
In which direction must the pilot steer the aeroplane in order to fly due north?
A 23.0° east of north
B 23.0° west of north
C 25.2° east of north
D 25.2° west of north

The answer is D. I get why it should be west of north, but how do we decide between answer B and D which is correct
Does this diagram help?
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Hint Hint:

Spoiler

Taking resultant to be north you can draw a vector triangle .Hypotenus would be 200 km/h while 85 km/h would be the opposite , using sine you can obtain the angle 25.2And the triangle shows direction should be in west

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