Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 24P
In Problems 23-30, assume that the plane’s new velocity is the vector sum or the plane’s original velocity and the wind velocity.
24. A plane is flying due west at 275 km/h and encounters a wind from the west at
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