document.write( "Question 957935: An airplane flying with the wind can cover a certain distance in 2 hours. The return trip against the wind takes 3 hours 36 minutes. How fast is the plane and what is the speed of the wind, if one-way distance is 1800 miles. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #585437 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane flying with the wind can cover a certain distance in 2 hours. The return trip against the wind takes 3 hours 36 minutes. How fast is the plane and what is the speed of the wind, if one-way distance is 1800 miles. \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds, downwind and upwind. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "Windspeed is the difference between groundspeed and airspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |