Answer: [tex]589.33\ mph[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Trip form Los Angeles west to Paradise Isle took 17 hours and return trip took 13 hours.
Wind from west is 80 mph
Distance traveled is same in both the cases. During the first Journey, wind causes an upstream and for second half, it creates a downstream.
Suppose the speed of plane is
[tex]\Rightarrow (v-80)17=(v+80)13\\\Rightarrow 17v-1360=13v+1040\\\Rightarrow 4v=2400\\\Rightarrow v=600\ mph[/tex]
Suppose the distance is x
[tex]\Rightarrow x=(600-80)\times 17\\\Rightarrow x=520\times 17\\\Rightarrow x=8840\ \text{miles}[/tex]
Average speed is
[tex]\Rightarrow v_{avg}=\dfrac{x+x}{17+13}\\\\\Rightarrow v_{avg}=\dfrac{2\times 8840}{30}\\\\\Rightarrow v_{avg}=589.33\ mph[/tex]
Answer:
The speed of plane is 600 mph.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the distance is d.
Speed of wind , u = 80 mph
Time, t = 17 hours
time, t'= 13 hours
Let the speed of airplane is v.
distance = speed x time
d = (v + u) x 13= (v - u) x 17
(v + 80) x 13 = (v - 80) x 17
13 v + 1040 = 17 v - 1360
4 v = 2400
v = 600 mph
