document.write( "Question 987616: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
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document.write( "1620mi
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document.write( " in
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document.write( "3
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document.write( " hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
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document.write( "7040mi
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document.write( " in
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document.write( "8
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document.write( " hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #608326 by Alan3354(69443) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average. \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Windspeed = difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |