SOLUTION: A pilot can fly a plane at 150 mph in calm air. A recent trip of 400 mi flying with the wind and 400 mi returning against the wind took 6 h. Find the rate of the wind.
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Question 371782: A pilot can fly a plane at 150 mph in calm air. A recent trip of 400 mi flying with the wind and 400 mi returning against the wind took 6 h. Find the rate of the wind. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A pilot can fly a plane at 150 mph in calm air. A recent trip of 400 mi flying with the wind and 400 mi returning against the wind took 6 h. Find the rate of the wind.
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let speed of wind be x mph
speed of plane = 150 mph
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against wind speed = 150-x
with wind speed = 150 +x
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distance = 400 miles.
time with wind + time against wind = 6 hours
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t = d/r
400/(150-x)+400/(150+x) =6
400(150+x)+400(150-x)/(150-x)(150+x) = 6
60000+400x+60000-400x= 6(150^2-x^2)
120,000=22500-6x^2
6x^2= 135000-120000
6x^2=15000
x^2=2500
x= 50 mph rate of wind
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