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A plane has an airspeed of 142 m/s. A 30 m/s wind is blowing southward at the same time as the plane is flying. What must be the direction of the plane in order to move due east relative to the ground?

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78.1 degrees north of east
11.9 degrees north of east
77.8 degrees north of east
12.2 degrees north of east

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