document.write( "Question 322270: A plane travels 3000km in 3 hours with a tail wind, and 3000km in 4 hours with a head wind. Find the speed of the plane and of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let V be the plane speed, W the wind speed.
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\n" ); document.write( "Rate*Time=Distance
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28V%2BW%293=3000\"
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"V%2BW=1000\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28V-W%294=3000\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"V-W=750\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add eq. 1 and eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"V%2BW%2BV-W=1000%2B750\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2V=1750\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for W.
\n" ); document.write( "\"875%2BW=1000\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28W=125%29\" kph
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