Question 881154
when an airplane flies with the wind it travels 1200 miles in 3 hours. against the wind, it takes 4 hours to cover the same distace. let x= the planes rate in still air and let y= the rate of the wind. find the plens rate in still wind and the rate of the wind.
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Find the groundspeed upwind and downwind.
The plane's airspeed is the average.
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Windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.