EBK ESSENTIAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, VOLUM
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 3.3GI
An airplane is making a 500-km trip directly north that is supposed to take exactly 1 h. For 100-km/h winds blowing in each of the directions (1), (2), and (3) shown, does the plane’s speed relative to the air need to be (a) less than, (b) equal to, or (c) greater than 500 km/h?
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