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- p:1
- i:$distance:400
- i:$time1:4
- i:$time2:2
- q:An airplane went a distance of $distance miles against a steady
- q:wind in $time1 hours and returned (being helped by the same wind)
- q:in $time2 hours. What was the rate of the wind?
- a:($distance/$time2-$distance/$time1)/2
- h:(v(plane)+v(wind))*$time1 = $distance.
- h:(v(plane)-v(wind))*$time2 also equals $distance.
- h:Solve these questions for v(plane) and v(wind).