document.write( "Question 1119624: An airplane flying into a headwind travels the 2080-mile flying distance between two cities in 5 hours and 12 minutes. On the return flight, the airplane travels this distance in 4 hours. Find the airspeed of the plane and the speed of the wind, assuming that both remain constant.\r
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\n" ); document.write( " into a headwind travels the 2080-mile flying distance between two cities in 5 hours and 12 minutes. On the return flight, the airplane travels this distance in 4 hours. Find the airspeed of the plane and the speed of the wind, assuming that both remain constant.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r, speed of plane if no wind
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\n" ); document.write( "12 minutes is 0.2 hour or \"1%2F5\" hour.\r
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document.write( "RATE            TIME           DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "r-w             5.2            2080\r\n" );
document.write( "r+w             4              2080\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28r-w=2080%2F5.2%2Cr%2Bw=2080%2F4%29\"
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