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A blimp is traveling due North at 80km/hr with respect to the air, while the wind is blowing from northeast at 25km/hr with respect to the ground. What is the velocity of the blimp with respect to the ground? Thanks.

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v= v (blimp) – v(wind) •cosα = 80 - 25cos45o = 62.32 km/hr

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