SOLUTION: an airplane made a 2040km trip with the wind in 4 hours. The trip against the wind took an hour longer. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the velocity of the wind?
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Question 306021: an airplane made a 2040km trip with the wind in 4 hours. The trip against the wind took an hour longer. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the velocity of the wind?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(p+w)*4=2040
(p-w)*5=2040
p=459 w=51
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