A plane is heading due north and climbing at the rate of 60 km/hr. If its airspeed is 460 km/hr and there is a wind blowing 90 km/hr to the northwest, what is the ground speed of the plane?

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2022-08-03

A plane is heading due north and climbing at the rate of 60 km/hr. If its airspeed is 460 km/hr and there is a wind blowing 90 km/hr to the northwest, what is the ground speed of the plane?

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Gaige Burton

Gaige Burton

Beginner2022-08-04Added 16 answers

Climbing at the rate = 60 km/hr
v Y = 460 2 60 2 v Y = 40 130
Resultent = ( 40 130 + 45 2 ) 2 + ( 45 2 ) 2 = 523.5917  km/hr

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