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    Easy physics question (3 rep)

    A jetliner has a cruising air speed of 620mph relative to the air.

    Part B
    How long does it take this plane to fly round-trip from San Francisco to Chicago, an east�west flight of 2000 miles each way, if the wind is blowing at 120mph from the west to the east?



    I've tried 8 hours.
    and 7.225 hours.


    Help

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    620 + 120 one-way = 740
    620 - 120 one-way = 480

    2000/740 mph = 2.70
    2000/480 mph = 4.16

    = 6.86 hours ~ 6 hours 51 minutes.

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    620 - 120 one-way = 480


    is 500

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    i got 6.7

    your method makes sense

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    Don't judge me. I just woke up five minutes ago. <3 But yeah, the method is definitely correct. I promise.

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    im scared, i use 2 attemps on my online homework, and the next is my last ):


    but ill have a friend enter it for me to see if it right later.

    ill give you rep

    are you in any Physics classes

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    No I'm 24, but I finished Calculus my junior year in high school. So yeh. I'm a math nerd. But I've done a lot of drugs so it's all kind of fuzzy. xD I just remember this one because my friend and I argued about the method in physics class.

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    I hate those online shits. My girlfriend did a math class online a year or so ago and I hate it. Because it has no common sense filter. You know, if I'm telling you the answer is 6 and 1/2 but the program is all like O NU WE MUST HAVE 6.5 OR WE COUNT IT WRONG LULRULZURLULZRZ......

    Yeah. I hate that shit. Anyways. Good luck of course.

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    ill try the answer out later thanks so much

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