document.write( "Question 517045: An airplane takes the same time to travel 2500 km with the wind as it does to travel 1900 km against the wind. If its speed relative to the air is 450 km/hr, what is the speed of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #344615 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! plane speed = 450 mph \n" ); document.write( "wind speed = x mph \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "speed against wind 450 - x 14.07 \n" ); document.write( "speed with wind 450 + x \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Distance against wind 1900 m \n" ); document.write( "Distance with wind 2500 m \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "t=d/r time against = time with \n" ); document.write( "1900/(450-x)=2500/(450+x ) \n" ); document.write( "1900(450 +x)=2500 (450-x) \n" ); document.write( "855000 + 1900 x = 1125000 - 2500 x \n" ); document.write( "2500 x 1900 x = 270000 \n" ); document.write( "4400 x = 270000 \n" ); document.write( "/ 4400 \n" ); document.write( "x = 61.36 mph wind speed \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |