document.write( "Question 254718: an airplane travels 400 miles against the wind in 5 hours and makes the return trip with the same wind in 2 hours. find the rate of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "
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This is an RTD problem, Here is the table based on given information.
\n" ); document.write( "wind . . . . . . .rate . . . . . . . .time . . . . . . . .distance
\n" ); document.write( "against . . . . . r - c . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . .. . .. 400
\n" ); document.write( "with . . . . . . . .r + c . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . .. . . . 400
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\n" ); document.write( "r-c = 80
\n" ); document.write( "r+c = 200
\n" ); document.write( "adding down we get
\n" ); document.write( "2r = 280
\n" ); document.write( "r = 140.
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