document.write( "Question 1114679: An airplane has to travel a round trip Manila to Singapore and back (1485 mi apart) in a total time of 7 hours and 10 minutes. The plane from Manila to Singapore is flying with a headwind of 70 mph and from Singapore to Manila with a tailwind of 60 mph. What is the velocity of the plane in still air. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #729592 by ikleyn(52817)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "The correct equation is\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "It is a typical \"tailwind and headwind\" Travel and Distance word problem.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "See the lessons \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Wind and Current problems \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Wind and Current problems solvable by quadratic equations \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Selected problems from the archive on a plane flying with and against the wind \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in this site.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the section \"Word problems\", the topic \"Travel and Distance problems\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Save the link to this online textbook together with its description\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I \n" ); document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to your archive and use it when it is needed.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |