An airplane flies with an airspeed of 50.0 m/s [E 40° N]. If the velocity of the airplane, according to an observer on the ground, is 30.0 m/s [SE], what is the wind velocity

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Here is what you got to know first : For airplanes Vplane + Vwind = VRESULTANT  So generally, a subtraction problem will be created if you provide the resultant velocity and either the plane or wind velocities.  The person solving the problem will have to use subtraction of vectors to solve for the missing velocity. 

  1. An airplane flies with an airspeed of 50.0 m/s [E 40° N]. If the velocity of the airplane, according to an observer on the ground, is 30.0 m/s [SE], what is the wind velocity?
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