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An airplane is flying due east at 300 miles per hour. Simultaneously there is a 30 mph crosswind blowing at N25degreesW.
a) Write vectors for the velocity of the plane A and the velocity of the wind W. Write vector components to the nearest tenth.
b) add the vectors together to obtain Tyne velocity vector of the plane with respect to the ground.
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