document.write( "Question 1144549: A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota --- a distance of 180 miles. Because he is flying into a head wind, the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back, the wind is still blowing at the same speed, so the return trip takes only 1 hour 12 minutes. What is his speed in still air, and how fast is the wind blowing? \n" ); document.write( "
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A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota --- a distance of 180 miles. Because he is flying into a head wind, the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back, the wind is still blowing at the same speed, so the return trip takes only 1 hour 12 minutes. What is his speed in still air, and how fast is the wind blowing?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds.
\n" ); document.write( "The airspeed of the plane is the average of the 2.
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\n" ); document.write( "Windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
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\n" ); document.write( "PS This is NOT something pilots are concerned about.
\n" ); document.write( "Not a \"real world problem.\"\r
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