Question #310677

An airplane flies at 500km/h in a 100km/h wind. What is the velocity of the plane relative to the ground?

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2022-03-13T18:46:40-0400

I suppose the velocity 500 km/h is given relative to the air, and 100 km/h is relative to the ground. Then the velocity of the plane relative to the ground is:


vplane_ground=vplane_air+vair_ground\mathbf{v}_{plane\_ground} = \mathbf{v}_{plane\_air} + \mathbf{v}_{air\_ground}

where vplane_air=500km/h,vair_ground=100km/h|\mathbf{v}_{plane\_air}| = 500km/h, |\mathbf{v}_{air\_ground}| = 100km/h. The actual value of vplane_ground\mathbf{v}_{plane\_ground} depends on the angle between the plane and wind directions.


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