Suppose you fly from Miami to San Francisco. It takes 6.5 hours to fly 2600 mile against a head wind. At the same time, your friend flies from San Francisco to Miami. Her plane travels at the same average airspeed, but her flight only takes 5.2 hours because she is flying with the wind. Find the average airspeed of the planes. Find the average wind speed. Please help! Urgent!!
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Step-by-step explanation:
When a plane travels from west to east across the United States, the steady west-to-east winds act as tailwinds. This increases the plane's speed relative to the ground. When a plane travels from east to west, the winds act as headwinds. This decreases the plane's speed relative to the ground.
From West to East
air speed + wind speed = ground speed
From East to West
air speed - wind speed ground speed
Suppose you fly from Miami to San Francisco. It takes 6.5 hours to fly 2600 miles with a head wind. At the same time, your friend flies from San Francisco to Miami. Her plane travels at the same speed, but her flight only takes 5.2 hours. Find the average airspeed of the planes. Find the average wind- speed. (Remember, distance = rate x time).