SOLUTION: [ It took an airplane 3 hours to fly 1260 mi against a headwind. The return trip with the wind took 2 1/3 hours. Find the speed of the plane with no wind and the wind speed. ]
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Question 822254: [ It took an airplane 3 hours to fly 1260 mi against a headwind. The return trip with the wind took 2 1/3 hours. Find the speed of the plane with no wind and the wind speed. ] Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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out:
s - w = 1260/3
s - w = 420
return:
s + w = 1260/(7/3)
s + w = 540
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = 420
x + y = 540
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answer:
x= airplane = 480 mph
y= wind = 60 mph
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