SOLUTION: A plane flies 600 miles west (into the wind) and makes the return trip following the same flight path. The effect of the jet stream on the plane is 15 miles per hour. The round tri
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Question 1076780: A plane flies 600 miles west (into the wind) and makes the return trip following the same flight path. The effect of the jet stream on the plane is 15 miles per hour. The round trip takes 9 hours. What is the speed of the plane in still air? Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, Alan3354:Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let s be the speed of the plane in still air. Then:
600/s+15 + 600/s-15=9
600(s-15)+600(s+15)=9sē-2025
9sē-1200s-2025=0
3sē-400s-675=0
(3s+ 5)(s-135)=0
s=-5/3 or 135
Ignoring the negative result, we get the speed of the plane in still air to be 135 mph. ☺☺☺☺
