SOLUTION: a reconnaissance plane flies 502 km away from its base at 994 m/s, then flies back to its base at 1491 m/s. Whats is its average speed? Answer in units of m/s
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Question 797834: a reconnaissance plane flies 502 km away from its base at 994 m/s, then flies back to its base at 1491 m/s. Whats is its average speed? Answer in units of m/s
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a reconnaissance plane flies 502 km away from its base at 994 m/s, then flies back to its base at 1491 m/s. Whats is its average speed?
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Avg speed of the round trip is
2*994*1491/(994+1491)
= 1192.8
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