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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Algebra.Com's Answer #735216 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! --------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r, speed of plane if no wind \n" ); document.write( "w, speed of wind \n" ); document.write( "12 minutes is 0.2 hour or \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "RATE TIME DISTANCE\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "r-w 5.2 2080\r\n" ); document.write( "r+w 4 2080\r\n" ); document.write( " \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( "You should be able to understand the information organized as shown and to continue from this system of equations. \n" ); document.write( " |