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document.write( "1.) A blimp that usually goes y mph in still air, when a 10 mph tail wind is blowing?\r
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document.write( "2.) A boat traveling upstream on Pine Creek, which has a current of 2 mph. The boat usually goes z mph in still water.\r
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document.write( "3.) The plane flew to Omaha and then returned. The speed of the plane in still air was 100 mph more than the wind speed.\r
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document.write( " x + y 2 2(x + y)\r
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document.write( " x - y 3 3(x - y)\r
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document.write( "4.) The distance traveled by a jet in 12 hours at x mph. (symbolic expression)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #132250 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1.) A blimp that usually goes y mph in still air, when a 10 mph tail wind is blowing? \n" ); document.write( "(y+10) = speed with the wind \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2.) A boat traveling upstream on Pine Creek, which has a current of 2 mph. \n" ); document.write( " The boat usually goes z mph in still water. \n" ); document.write( "(z-2) = speed upstream \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "3.) The plane flew to Omaha and then returned. The speed of the plane in still air was 100 mph more than the wind speed. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "s = speed in still air \n" ); document.write( "(s-100) = wind speed \n" ); document.write( "with the wind: \n" ); document.write( "s + (s-100) = \n" ); document.write( "2s - 100 = speed with the wind \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Against the wind \n" ); document.write( "s - (s-100) = \n" ); document.write( "s - s + 100 = \n" ); document.write( "100 mph = speed against the wind \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "4.) The distance traveled by a jet in 12 hours at x mph. (symbolic expression) \n" ); document.write( "dist = time * speed \n" ); document.write( "d = 12x \n" ); document.write( " |