Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 3CQ
If an airplane is flying in the same direction as the wind, will the velocity of the plane relative to the ground be greater than, less than, or equal to the velocity of the plane relative to the air? Explain.
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