document.write( "Question 1061744: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
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document.write( "4060mi
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document.write( "7
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document.write( " hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
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document.write( "5040mi
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document.write( " in
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document.write( "6
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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 #676516 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the 2 groundspeeds, downwind and upwind. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |