A Plane Has an Airspeed of 142 M/s

question 28

Multiple Choice

A plane has an airspeed of 142 m/s. A 16 m/s wind is blowing southward at the same time as the plane is flying. If the velocity of the plane relative to the ground is directly eastward, what is the magnitude of that velocity?

• A) 48 m/s
• B) 130 m/s
• C) 16 m/s
• D) 141 m/s
• E) 160 m/s

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