SOLUTION: louise rides her bike (at a constant speed) for 5 hours, helped by a wind of 3 miles per hour. pedaling at the same rate, the trip back against the wind takes 11 hours. find louise
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Question 844849: louise rides her bike (at a constant speed) for 5 hours, helped by a wind of 3 miles per hour. pedaling at the same rate, the trip back against the wind takes 11 hours. find louise's speed Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! louise rides her bike (at a constant speed) for 5 hours, helped by a wind of 3 miles per hour. pedaling at the same rate, the trip back against the wind takes 11 hours. find louise's speed
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biking speed and windspeed are not linearly related.
Apparently the author of the problem never rode a bike.
Drag of the rubber tires and the gears of the bike are also non-linear factors.
