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An airplane is heading due North and its airspeed indicator shows a speed of 300 km/h. If thewind begins blowing from the southwest ([N45oE]) at an average speed of 50 km/h,

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An airplane is heading due North and its airspeed indicator shows a speed of 300 km/h. If thewind begins blowing from the southwest ([N45oE]) at an average speed of 50 km/h,

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It seems like your question got cut off. However, I can start to address the situation you're describing.

The airplane is flying due North with an airspeed (speed relative to the surrounding air) of 300 km/h. The wind is blowing from the southwest, or in the direction of N45E, at a speed of 50 km/h.

This means that the wind is blowing in a direction that is 45 degrees east of directly north.

To find the plane's ground speed (actual speed relative to the ground), we would need to account for the wind speed and direction.

However, without a specific question or further information, I can't provide a more detailed answer. Are you looking to find the plane's ground speed, its resultant direction, or something else? Please provide more details.

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