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PLEASE HELP!!! If an airplane were flying west at 100 km/hr and encountered a strong gale blowing east at 100 km/hr, what would be the plane's velocity relative to the ground? ***By the way, theres no
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If an airplane were flying west at 100 km/hr and encountered a strong gale blowing east at 100 km/hr, what would be the plane's velocity relative to the ground?

***By the way, theres no picture***

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Answer: 0 km/h

Step-by-step explanation:
As a vector, the plane's velocity is 100 km/h (west) - 100 km/h (east) = 0 km/m.
To an observer on the ground, the plane will be standing still.
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