SOLUTION: A plane flies 300 miles from Chicago to Columbus in 40 mins
When it returns traveling against the wind it takes 45 minutes to cover the same distance
Find the speed of the plan
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When it returns traveling against the wind it takes 45 minutes to cover the same distance
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Question 1116589: A plane flies 300 miles from Chicago to Columbus in 40 mins
When it returns traveling against the wind it takes 45 minutes to cover the same distance
Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A plane flies 300 miles from Chicago to Columbus in 40 mins
When it returns traveling against the wind it takes 45 minutes to cover the same distance
Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind
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Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind.
The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.
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Windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
