SOLUTION: An airplane, flying with a tail wind, travels 1,060 miles in 2 hours. The return trip, against the wind, takes 2 1/2 hours. Assume that both rates are constant.
(a) Find the crui
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Question 364566: An airplane, flying with a tail wind, travels 1,060 miles in 2 hours. The return trip, against the wind, takes 2 1/2 hours. Assume that both rates are constant.
(a) Find the cruising speed of the plane. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
1??????? mi/hr
(b) Find the speed of wind. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
2????? mi/hr
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