A Plane Has an Airspeed of 142 M/s

question 9

Multiple Choice

A plane has an airspeed of 142 m/s. A 16.0 m/s wind is blowing southward at the same time as the plane is flying. If the velocity of the plane relative to Earth is due east, what is the magnitude of that velocity?

• A) 16.2 m/s
• B) 16.0 m/s
• C) 158 m/s
• D) 141 m/s
• E) 48 m/s

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