SOLUTION: An airplane flying into a headwind travels 3400 miles in 6 hours and 15 minutes. On the return flight, the same distance is traveled in 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane in stil

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Question 1152905: An airplane flying into a headwind travels 3400 miles in 6 hours and 15 minutes. On the return flight, the same distance is traveled in 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind, assuming that both remain constant throughout the round trip.
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r, speed if wind absent
w, speed of wind

system%28r-w=3400%2F6%261%2F4%2Cr%2Bw=3400%2F5%29
Simplify and solve the system.