document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1109610>Question 1109610</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane encountered a head wind during a flight between Joppetown and Jawsburgh which took 5 hours and 24 minutes.  The return flight took 5 hours.  If the distance from Joppetown to Jawsburgh is 2700 &#8203;miles, find the airspeed of the plane&#8203; (the speed of the plane in still&#8203; air) and the speed of the&#8203; wind, assuming both remain constant. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #724587 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=724587\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> velocity * time=distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V (going)*5.4 hours=2700 miles, so V (going)=500 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V(return)*5 hours=2700 miles, so V(return)=540 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "velocity=p-w with headwind, p plane, w wind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+w with tail wind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+w=540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-w=500, add them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p=1040<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=520 mph plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=20 mph wind </SPAN>\n" );
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