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To determine the speed of Jetstream.
Answer to Problem 13P
The speed of jet stream is 250 km/hr.
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
A weather plane left its base at noon and flew
Total time taken is 2 hr 24 min.
Total distance is 800 km.
Let the speed of Jetstream be
Speed with the stream is
Hence the equation shall be,
Now we shall solve for
(Ignore negative value)
Hence the speed of jet stream is 250 km/hr.
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