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( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #827433 by ikleyn(52788)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the Physics point of view, the problem is posed incorrectly and, THEREFORE, makes no sense.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A football is not carried away by the airflow.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Alan said the same by other words.\r \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( "Being with this forum several years, I noticed that incorrectly posed problems, similar to this one (of precisely this type) \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "come to the forum practically each year, with the frequency/periodicity approximately one per year.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, we, the tutors, give explanation/explanations, that the problem is posed incorrectly,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and it has a validity period about one year, and then it repeats again, with the regularity of wall clocks.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |