SOLUTION: An airplane flying into a headwind travels 3400 miles in 6 hours and 15 minutes. On the return flight, the same distance is traveled in 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane in stil

Question 1152905: An airplane flying into a headwind travels 3400 miles in 6 hours and 15 minutes. On the return flight, the same distance is traveled in 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind, assuming that both remain constant throughout the round trip.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, speed if wind absent
w, speed of wind

Simplify and solve the system.
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