SOLUTION: A plane flew 1200 miles with a tailwind in 2.5 hours. The return trip against the wind took 3 hours. Find the speed of the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air.
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Question 325523: A plane flew 1200 miles with a tailwind in 2.5 hours. The return trip against the wind took 3 hours. Find the speed of the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let speed of plane be xmph
speed of wind be y mph
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with wind speed = x+y
distance = 1200
Time = 1200/x+y = 2.5
1200=2.5x+2.5y................1
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Against wind speed = x-y
disatnce = 1200
time = 1200/x-y=3
1200= 3x-3y...............2
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multiply equation 1 by 3 and equation 2 by 2.5
3600=7.5x+7.5y
3000=7.5x-7.5y
By adding the two equations
6600=15x
x=440 mph speed of plane
plug the value of x in the equation 2
1200= 1320-3y
3y=120
y= 40 mph speed of wind
