document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703980>Question 703980</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a small plane traveled the 1800 km distance between two islands in 3 hours with the wind. the return trip against the wind took 6 hours . find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the wind </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds using r = d/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"the rate of the plane in still air\" is a moronic statement.<BR>\n" );
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