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document.write( "1200/4 = 300 mph groundspeed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1200/3 = 400 mph groundspeed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average, = 350 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The windspeed is the difference, = 50 mph<BR>\n" );
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