An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 600 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the southeast at 80 km/hr. The plane will end up flying degrees off course. The plane's speed relative to the ground will be km/hr. Give your answers accurate to the nearest tenth.

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An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 600 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the southeast at
80 km/hr.
The plane will end up flying
degrees off course.
The plane's speed relative to the ground will be
km/hr.
Give your answers accurate to the nearest tenth.
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane is heading north at an airspeed of 600 km/hr, but there is a wind blowing from the southeast at 80 km/hr. The plane will end up flying degrees off course. The plane's speed relative to the ground will be km/hr. Give your answers accurate to the nearest tenth.
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