Two pianes start from Los Angeles International Airport and fly in opposite directions. The second plane starts hour after the first plane, but its speed is 20 kilometers per hour faster. Two hours after the first plane departs, the planes are 3040 kilometers apart. Find the airspeed of each plane. first plane kilometers per hour second plane kilometers per hour

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Two pianes start from Los Angeles International Airport and fly in opposite directions. The second plane starts
hour after the first plane, but its
speed is 20 kilometers per hour faster. Two hours after the first plane departs, the planes are 3040 kilometers apart. Find the airspeed of each plane.
first plane
kilometers per hour
second plane
kilometers per hour
Transcribed Image Text:Two pianes start from Los Angeles International Airport and fly in opposite directions. The second plane starts hour after the first plane, but its speed is 20 kilometers per hour faster. Two hours after the first plane departs, the planes are 3040 kilometers apart. Find the airspeed of each plane. first plane kilometers per hour second plane kilometers per hour
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