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Challenge 69: Any Way the Wind Blows

Can you work out the speed of the wind, and from which direction is it blowing?

A man is walking north at a rate of 3 mph and notices that the wind appears to blow directly from his left. He turns right, and starts to run, doubling his speed. The wind now appears to be blowing from the south-east. 

What is the speed of the wind, and from which direction is it blowing?