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A commercial passenger jet is flying with an airspeed of 185 miles per hour on a heading of 036°. If a 47-mile-per-hour wind is blowing from a true heading of 120°, determine the velocity and direction of the jet relative to the ground.

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Answer:

195.6 mph, 069 degrees

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