SOLUTION: An airplane travels east at an air speed of 410 m/s with a tail wind of 35 m/s. What is the airplane’s ground speed?

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Question 1093709: An airplane travels east at an air speed of 410 m/s with a tail wind of 35 m/s. What is the airplane’s ground speed?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Alan3354:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ground speed? Speed on the ground?
an aircraft's speed relative to the ground.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's the sum of the air speed and the windspeed.