SOLUTION: If a train can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind at 420 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane without wind and the speed of the wind.
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Question 484796: If a train can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind at 420 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane without wind and the speed of the wind. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a train can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind at 420 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane without wind and the speed of the wind.
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The plane's airspeed is the average = (480 + 420)/2
= 450 mi/hr
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The windspeed is the difference = 480 - 450
= 30 mi/hr
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A train would not be significantly affected by the wind.
