Whats the velocity of the wind if a plane can fly 260 mph in still air If it can fly 300 miles downwind in the same amount of time it can fly 220 miles upwind?

Answer 1

To find the wind velocity, we can set up the equation based on time. Let ( v ) be the wind speed. The time taken to fly downwind is ( \frac{300}{260 + v} ), and the time taken to fly upwind is ( \frac{220}{260 - v} ). Since the times are equal, we can set the two expressions equal to each other:

[ \frac{300}{260 + v} = \frac{220}{260 - v} ]

Cross-multiplying and solving for ( v ) gives us a wind speed of 30 mph.