document.write( "Question 1035209: When an airplane flies with a given wind, it can travel 3500km in 5 hours. When the same airplane flies in opposite direction against the wind it takes 7 hours to fly the same pldistance. Find the air speed of the plane and the speed of the wind \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #649859 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! So typical a type of travel rate exercise that this solution will be all in symbols, and will work for ALL of this type of exercise.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Known variables, h,d,k \n" ); document.write( "Time with wind, h \n" ); document.write( "Time against wind, k \n" ); document.write( "Distance one way for trip, d\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Unknown variables, r,w \n" ); document.write( "Air speed for plane absent any wind, r \n" ); document.write( "Speed of wind, w\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " RATE TIME DISTANCE\r\n" ); document.write( "WITHWIND r+w h d\r\n" ); document.write( "AGAINSTWIND r-w k d\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Starting System of Equations: \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve this system for r and w.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use w to determine value for r. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |