A plane is flying north at 200m/s when it encounters a headwind blowing from the north at 70m/s. What is the speed of the plane according to an observer on the ground 4105m below the plane? 0 m/s What is the speed of the plane according to another plane flying the same speed in the opposite direction, 60m to the east? 0 m/s

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A plane is flying north at 200m/s when it
encounters a headwind blowing from the
north at 70m/s.
Tailwind
What is the speed of the plane according to
an observer on the ground 4105m below the
plane?
0
m/s
0
Headwind
What is the speed of the plane according to
another plane flying the same speed in the
opposite direction, 60m to the east?
m/s
Transcribed Image Text:EE A plane is flying north at 200m/s when it encounters a headwind blowing from the north at 70m/s. Tailwind What is the speed of the plane according to an observer on the ground 4105m below the plane? 0 m/s 0 Headwind What is the speed of the plane according to another plane flying the same speed in the opposite direction, 60m to the east? m/s
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