SOLUTION: The distance between Montreal and Vancouver is approximately 3600 km. A plane flying from Montreal to Vancouver takes 5 h. A flight from Vancouver to Montreal takes 4 h. Assuming e
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Question 1161891: The distance between Montreal and Vancouver is approximately 3600 km. A plane flying from Montreal to Vancouver takes 5 h. A flight from Vancouver to Montreal takes 4 h. Assuming each plane flies at the same constant speed, calculate both the airspeed of the plane and the wind-speed. In which approximate direction is the wind blowing? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The distance between Montreal and Vancouver is approximately 3600 km. A plane flying from Montreal to Vancouver takes 5 h. A flight from Vancouver to Montreal takes 4 h. Assuming each plane flies at the same constant speed, calculate both the airspeed of the plane and the wind-speed. In which approximate direction is the wind blowing?
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Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind.
The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.
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The windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
