SOLUTION: If a plane can travel 440mph into the wind and 500mph with the wind, find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.

Question 262628: If a plane can travel 440mph into the wind and 500mph with the wind, find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a plane can travel 440mph into the wind and 500mph with the wind, find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
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a = airspeed of the plane
w = wind speed
a+w = 500
a-w = 440
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2a = 940
a = 470 mph
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w = 30 mph

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