document.write( "Question 748155: with a tail wind a light plane can fly 720 km in 2 hours going agaisnt the wind , the plane can fly the same distance in 3 hours . what is the wind and air speed \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #455348 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! with a tail wind a light plane can fly 720 km in 2 hours going agaisnt the wind , the plane can fly the same distance in 3 hours . what is the wind and air speed \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds \n" ); document.write( "720/2 = 360 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "720/3 = 240 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2 groundspeeds \n" ); document.write( "The windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |