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The resulting speed of the airplane is 150 km/h.

Explanation:

In order to find the resultant speed of the airplane, we must use vector addition.

The airspeed of the airplane is:

[tex]v_1 = 120 km/h[/tex]

in the north direction

While the speed of the wind is

[tex]v_2 = 90 km/h[/tex]

in the west direction

We notice that the two vectors are at right angle to each other, so we can find their resultant by using Pythagorean's theorem:

[tex]v=\sqrt{v_1^2+v_2^2}[/tex]

And therefore, substituting the values, we find:

[tex]v=\sqrt{120^2+90^2}=150 km/h[/tex]

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