An airplane travels 1,800 miles from Los Angeles to Chicago in 3.6 hours, going with the wind. The return trip takes 4 hours and

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Sliva [168]

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An airplane travels 1,800 miles from Los Angeles to Chicago in 3.6 hours, going with the wind. The return trip takes 4 hours and

is against the wind. Find the rate of the airplane with no wind. Find the rate of the wind.

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drek231 [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-30T04:32:15+03:00

drek231 [11]3 years ago

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The "rate" at which something travels can be referred to as velocity.

V = displacement / time

So going with the wind, Vp + Vw = 1800 / 3.6 = 500 mph
Going against the wind, Vp - Vw = 1800 / 4 = 450 mph

Vp = 500 - Vw
Vp = 450 + Vw

500 - Vw = 450 +Vw

2Vw = 50

Vw = 25 mph
Vp = 475 mph