SOLUTION: a plane can fly 300 miles downward in the same amount of time as it can travel 210 miles upwind. Find the velocity of the wind if the plane can fly 255 mph in still air.
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Question 942288: a plane can fly 300 miles downward in the same amount of time as it can travel 210 miles upwind. Find the velocity of the wind if the plane can fly 255 mph in still air.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
windspeed is the difference between groundspeed and airspeed.
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