SOLUTION: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
1620mi
in
3
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
7040mi
in
8
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and
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1620mi
in
3
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
7040mi
in
8
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and
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Question 987616: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
1620mi
in
3
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
7040mi
in
8
hours. What is the rate of the jet 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! Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind.
The plane's airspeed is the average.
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Windspeed = difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
