Determine the velocity of the plane relative to ground

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The velocity of a plane relative to the ground is determined by vector addition of its airspeed and wind speed. For an airspeed of 200 km/h and a wind speed of 50 km/h from the west, the following results are obtained: when flying East, the ground speed is 250 km/h; when flying West, it is 150 km/h; when flying North, the ground speed is 200 km/h; and when flying at a direction of North 40 degrees East (N40E), the resultant ground speed is approximately 223.6 km/h. Each scenario requires breaking down the velocities into their respective components and performing vector addition.

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The airspeed of a small plane is 200 km/h. The wind speed is 50.0 k/h from the west. Determine the velocity of the plane relative to ground if the pilot keeps the plane pointing to each of the following directions:

a) [E] ☺ b) [W] ☺ c) [N] ☺☺☺ d) [N400E] ☺☺☺
 
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you have to break the velocities into components. Remember its a vector so it has x,y,z components. Then simply perform vector addition to find the velocity of the plane relative to ground so only same components can be added to each other x to x, y to y, z to z
 

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