SOLUTION: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
4060mi
in
7
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
5040mi
in
6
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and
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4060mi
in
7
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
5040mi
in
6
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and
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Question 1061744: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
4060mi
in
7
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
5040mi
in
6
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the 2 groundspeeds, downwind and upwind.
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The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.
windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
