SOLUTION: A plane flying with the wind went 350 miles in 2 hours. The return trip, flying
against the wind, took 2.8 hours. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate
of the plane
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against the wind, took 2.8 hours. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate
of the plane
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Question 1116859: A plane flying with the wind went 350 miles in 2 hours. The return trip, flying
against the wind, took 2.8 hours. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate
of the plane against the wind. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A plane flying with the wind went 350 miles in 2 hours. The return trip, flying
against the wind, took 2.8 hours. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate
of the plane against the wind.
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Find the 2 groundspeeds, downwind and upwind.
The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.
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Windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
