plane travels N 30o W at an air speed of 600 kph. If the wind has a speed of 80 kph on a direction of N 40o E. What is the ground speed of the plane and the angle that the plane shifted from the original course?

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A plane travels N 30o W at an air speed of 600 kph. If the wind has a speed of 80 kph on a direction of N 40o E. What is the ground speed of the plane and the angle that the plane shifted from the original course? 

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