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document.write( "The speed of the plane is the average of the speeds with \r\n" );
document.write( "the wind and against the wind:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The speed of the wind can be gotten either of two ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. By subtracting the speed of the plane in still air \r\n" );
document.write( "from the speed of the plane with the wind:\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. By sutracting the speed of the plane against the wind\r\n" );
document.write( "from the speed of the plane in still air:\r\n" );
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