document.write( "Question 551691: A plane flies with a ground speed of 160 mph if there is no wind. It travels 350 miles with a headwind in the same time it takes to go 450 miles with a tailwind. Find the speed of the wind \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #359854 by mananth(16949) You can put this solution on YOUR website! plane speed = 160 km/h \n" ); document.write( "wind speed = x km/h \n" ); document.write( "wind speed \n" ); document.write( "speed against wind 160 - x \n" ); document.write( "speed with wind 160 + x \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Distance against wind 350 km \n" ); document.write( "Distance with wind 450 km \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "t=d/r time against = time with wind \n" ); document.write( "350/(160-x)=450 /(160+x ) \n" ); document.write( "350(160 +x)=450 (160-x) \n" ); document.write( "56000-+ 350 x = 72000 -450 x \n" ); document.write( "450x+350x = 16000 \n" ); document.write( "800 x = 16000 \n" ); document.write( "/ 800 \n" ); document.write( "x = 20 mph wind speed \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |