document.write( "Question 1195078: Throwing with the wind, a quarterback passes a football 90 ft in 2 s. Against the wind, the same pass would have traveled 70 ft in 2 s. Find the rate of the pass and the rate of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the  Physics point of view,  the problem is posed incorrectly and,  THEREFORE,  makes no sense.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A football is not carried away by the airflow.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Being with this forum several years,  I noticed that incorrectly posed problems,  similar to this one  (of precisely this type) \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So,  we,  the tutors,  give explanation/explanations,  that the problem is posed incorrectly,\r
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