document.write( "Question 388500: a plane flies 1200 miles in 2 hours with the jet stream and returns the same distance in two and a half hours against the wind. find the wind speed. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #274832 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=Distance \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let P be the plane speed, W the wind speed. \n" ); document.write( "With the wind, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Against the wind, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Add the two equations, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |