When a plane flies with the wind, it can travel 2160 miles in 3 hours. When the plane flies in the opposite direction, against the wind, it takes 4 hours to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the wind.

When a plane flies with the wind, it can travel 2160 miles in 3 hours. When the plane flies in the opposite direction, against the wind, it takes 4 hours to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the wind.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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When a plane flies with the wind, it can travel 2160 miles
in 3 hours. When the plane flies in the opposite direction,
against the wind, it takes 4 hours to fly the same distance.
Find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the
wind.

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