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9.5 Exercise 49

Avg difficulty 2.5

Solve using any method. Round your answers to the nearest tenth, if needed.

The businessman took a small airplane for a quick flight up the coast for a lunch meeting and then returned home. The plane flew a total of 4 hours and each way the trip was 200 miles. What was the speed of the wind that affected the plane which was flying at a speed of 120 mph?

OpenStax Intermediate Algebra 2e, 9.5 Solve Applications of Quadratic Equations, exercise 49

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