Jane plans to fly from Binghampton, New York, to Springfield, Massachusetts, about 280 km due east of Binghampton. She heads due east at 280 km/h for one hour but finds herself at Keene, which is 294 km from Binghampton in a direction 17.8 degrees north of due east. What was the wind velocity?
a. 14 km/h, E
b. 14 km/h, W
c. 14 km/h, N
d. 90 km/h, S
e. 90 km/h, N
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