document.write( "Question 1147925: An airplane takes
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document.write( "1920
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document.write( "1920 miles with the wind. The return trip takes
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document.write( "4 hours against the wind. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #769270 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane takes \n" ); document.write( "3 \n" ); document.write( "3 hours to travel a distance of \n" ); document.write( "1920 \n" ); document.write( "1920 miles with the wind. The return trip takes \n" ); document.write( "4 \n" ); document.write( "4 hours against the wind. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "The windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |