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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the average speed in still air of a certain plane is 500 km/h. with a constant wind blowing, the plane takes 4 1/6 hour to fly 1040 km into the wind and then return the same distance. what is the speed of the wind?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #449123 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+w+\" = wind speed in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+500+-+w+\" = speed of the plane flying into the wind
\n" ); document.write( "\"+500+%2B+w+\" = speed of the plane flying with the wind
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\n" ); document.write( "Flying into the wind:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1040+=+%28+500+-+w+%29%2A%2825%2F6%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6240+=+25%2A%28+500+-+w+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6240+=+12500+-+25w+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+25w+=+12500+-+6240+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+25w+=+6260+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w+=+250.4+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "This seems too high for wind speed.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+1040+=+%28+500+-+w+%29%2A%2825%2F6%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1040+=+%28+500+-+250.4+%29%2A%2825%2F6%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1040+=+249.6%2A%28+25%2F6+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1040+=+1040+\"
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