A plane is travelling with a speed of 315ms¹ travelling on a bearing of 320° while it experiences a south-west wind with a speed of 120ms¹ Find the resultant speed and direction (as a bearing) that the plane will travel

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A plane is travelling with a speed of 315ms¹ travelling on a bearing of 320° while it
experiences a south-west wind with a speed of 120ms¹
Find the resultant speed and direction (as a bearing) that the plane will travel
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