SOLUTION: Against the wind a small plane flew 715 miles in 2 hrs and 10 minutes, the return trip took only 1 hr 50 minutes. What was the speed of the wind? What was the speed of the plane i
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Question 925234: Against the wind a small plane flew 715 miles in 2 hrs and 10 minutes, the return trip took only 1 hr 50 minutes. What was the speed of the wind? What was the speed of the plane in still air? Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! s = d/t
x = airplane speed in still air
y = wind speed
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against the wind:
x - y = 715/(2+10/60)
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with the wind:
x + y = 715/(1+50/60)
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = 715/(2+10/60)
x + y = 715/(1+50/60)
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x - y = 330
x + y = 390
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solution:
x = airplane speed in still air = 360 mph
y = wind speed = 30 mph
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