SOLUTION: Flying into the wind, a helicopter takes 15 minutes to travel 15 kilometers. The return flight takes 12 minutes. The wind speed remains constant during the trip.
a) Find the he
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Question 1023915: Flying into the wind, a helicopter takes 15 minutes to travel 15 kilometers. The return flight takes 12 minutes. The wind speed remains constant during the trip.
a) Find the helicopters average speed (in kilometers per hour) for each leg of the trip.
b) Write a system of linear equations that represents the situation.
c) What is the helicopters average speed in still air? What is the speed of the wind?
