Deepika P was flying on her private jet to a movie shoot. The jets airspeed was 555 km/h [S], there was steady wind blowing from the West at 39 km/h. What was the jets relative velocity with respect to the ground?

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Deepika P was flying on her private jet to a movie shoot. The jets airspeed was 555 km/h [S], there was
steady wind blowing from the West at 39 km/h. What was the jets relative velocity with respect to the
ground?
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