SOLUTION: An airplane that travels 500 mph in still air encounters a 50​-mph headwind. How long will it take the plane to travel 900 mi into the​ wind?
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Question 1037097: An airplane that travels 500 mph in still air encounters a 50-mph headwind. How long will it take the plane to travel 900 mi into the wind?
The airplane takes
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Answer by ikleyn(52795) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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An airplane that travels 500 mph in still air encounters a 50-mph headwind.
How long will it take the plane to travel 900 mi into the wind?
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The airplane speed into the wind is 500 mph - 50 mph = 450 mph relative to the Earth surface.
Now, to answer the question, divide 900 mi by 450 mph.
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