Two airplanes start at the same time from airports 500 km apart. Each one flies with an airspeed of 200km/h directly toward the other airport. But one reaches its airport half an hour before the other plane reaches the other airport. How fast is the wind blowing?

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amistre64 · Answer

i take it the planes are flying away from each other

anonymous · Answer

This feels like an implicit differentiation problem

safia21 · Answer

its not its a rate problem

amistre64 · Answer

s = d/t ; t = d/s

t = 500/200

t-.5 = 500/200

amistre64 · Answer

close to that ; except that last 200 should be a variable

amistre64 · Answer

(5/2) - 1/2 = 500/s1

s1 = 500//2

s1 = 250 if i did it right

amistre64 · Answer

50 tailwind then

amistre64 · Answer

well; teh wind should slow one plave and speed the other really