SOLUTION: An airplane travels
5175km
against the wind in
9
hours and
6075km
with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the r
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5175km
against the wind in
9
hours and
6075km
with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the r
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Question 987262: An airplane travels
5175km
against the wind in
9
hours and
6075km
with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane travels
5175km
against the wind in
9
hours and
6075km
with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind?
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Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind.
The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.
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The windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
