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Step 1: Define the velocities. Let \( V_m \) be the man's velocity (8 km/h toward east), and \( V_w \) be the true wind velocity. The man's velocity can be represented as a vector: \[ V_m = 8 \hat{i} \, ext{km/h} \] where \( \hat{i} \) is the unit vector in the east direction.

The wind blows toward the northeast, which means its direction is at an angle of 45º to the north (or east), thus we can express its true velocity as:
\[ V_w = V_w \cos(45º) \hat{i} + V_w \sin(45º) \, \hat{j} \] where \( \hat{j} \) is the unit vector in the north direction.

Step 2: Since the wind appears to blow at an angle of 60º north of west when observed by the man, we can deduce its apparent velocity vector: \[ V_{wm} = -V_w \cos(60º) \hat{i} + V_w \sin(60º) \hat{j} \]

Step 3: The relative velocity of the wind as observed by the man is given by:
\[ V_{wm} = V_w - V_m \]
Therefore:
\[ -V_w \cos(60º) \hat{i} + V_w \sin(60º) \hat{j} = V_w \cos(45º) \hat{i} + V_w \sin(45º) \hat{j} - 8 \hat{i} \]

Step 4: Now, breaking down both components and resolving them:
For the \( \hat{i} \) (east-west direction):
\[ -\frac{1}{2} V_w = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} V_w - 8 \]
Rearranging gives:
\[ 8 = V_w \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \right)\] \[ 8 = V_w \frac{\sqrt{2} + 1}{2} \]
\[ V_w = \frac{16}{\sqrt{2} + 1} \approx 10.0 \, ext{km/h} \] (calculated after rationalizing the denominator)

For the \( \hat{j} \) (north-south direction):
\[ V_w \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = V_w \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \] (which checks out)

Step 5: Putting all values together, we find:
(i) The true velocity of the wind is roughly 10 km/h.
(ii) The velocity of wind relative to the man is 30 km/h at an angle of 60º north of west.
Therefore, we see that the calculations leads us correctly to find the answer for the wind velocity.