SOLUTION: A plane with a tail wind makes its 785-mile flight in 2.5 hours. The return flight against the wind takes a half hour longer. What is the wind speed (rounded to the nearest mile
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Question 316822: A plane with a tail wind makes its 785-mile flight in 2.5 hours. The return flight against the wind takes a half hour longer. What is the wind speed (rounded to the nearest mile per hour)? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
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Let P be the plane speed in still air, W be the wind speed.
With the wind,
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Against the wind,
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Add eq.1 to eq. 2,
Then use either equation to solve for W. or approximately, mph
