Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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A plane is flying with an airspeed of 160 mph and heading of 150º. The wind currents are running at 35 mph at 160º clockwise from due north. Find the ground speed of the plane to the nearest hundredth.
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