document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909319>Question 909319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a plane traveled 2296 miles with the wind in 4 hours and 1904 miles against the wind in the same amount of time. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of plane in still air<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let c=speed of wind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+c)=speed of plane with the wind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-c)=speed of plane against the wind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time*speed=distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x+c)=2296<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x-c)=1904<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+4c=2296<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-4c=1904<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=4200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4c=2296-4x=196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of plane in still air=525 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of wind=49 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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