SOLUTION: A plane travels 800 miles against a storm in 4 hours. Giving up, the pilot turns around and flies back 800 miles to the airport in only 2 hours with the aid of the tailwind. Find t
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Question 632767: A plane travels 800 miles against a storm in 4 hours. Giving up, the pilot turns around and flies back 800 miles to the airport in only 2 hours with the aid of the tailwind. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A plane travels 800 miles against a storm in 4 hours. Giving up, the pilot turns around and flies back 800 miles to the airport in only 2 hours with the aid of the tailwind. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
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find the 2 groundspeeds.
The plane's airspeed is the average.
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The windspeed is the difference between groundspeed and airspeed.