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To calculate: bird’s speed in still air and the wind speed
Answer to Problem 3LC
Bird’s speed in still air (a) is 2.25 miles per hour
The wind speed (b) is 0.75 miles per hour
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Let, the bird’s speed in still air is a and the speed of wind is b
Then,
Calculation:
Subtracting equation (i) by equation (ii)
Put the value of b in equation (i)
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