document.write( "Question 563831: A plane can fly 362 mph in still air. If it can fly 210 miles downwind in the same amount of time it can fly 152 miles upwind, find the velocity of the wind.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #365074 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! plane speed = 362 mph \n" ); document.write( "wind speed = x mph \n" ); document.write( "wind speed \n" ); document.write( "speed against wind 362 - x \n" ); document.write( "speed with wind 362 + x \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Distance against wind 152 miles \n" ); document.write( "Distance with wind 210 miles \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "t=d/r time against = time with wind \n" ); document.write( "152/(362-x)=210 /(362+x) \n" ); document.write( "152(362 +x)=210 (362-x) \n" ); document.write( "55024+ 152x=76020-210x \n" ); document.write( "210x+152x=20996 \n" ); document.write( "362x=20996 \n" ); document.write( "/ 362 \n" ); document.write( "x=58mph wind speed \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |