2023 SSMO Team Round Problems/Problem 2

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Problem

A plane and a car start both move northward. The car moves northbound at 60 miles per hour. The plane moves northeast and increases in altitude at an angle of $30^{\circ}.$ Let $s$ the speed in feet per second that the plane must fly at to move north at the same speed as the car. Find $3s^2$.

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