SOLUTION: an 80 km/h airplane caught in a 60 km/h crosswind has a result speed of
a.60 km/h
b.80 km/h
c.100 km/h
d. 141 km/h
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Question 912858: an 80 km/h airplane caught in a 60 km/h crosswind has a result speed of
a.60 km/h
b.80 km/h
c.100 km/h
d. 141 km/h
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add the speeds as vectors using the Pythagorean theorem,
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