You are scheduled to fly from Vancouver to San Francisco, USA, which is 1600 km away, due South. Your instruments tell you that there is a steady wind that blows due East with a speed of 100 km/h. The pilot sets the speed of the plane at 400 km/h. What is the time of the flight? Assume that the plane travels along the straight-line connecting Vancouver and San Francisco.

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You are scheduled to fly from Vancouver to San
Francisco, USA, which is 1600 km away, due
South. Your instruments tell you that there is a
steady wind that blows due East with a speed
of 100 km/h. The pilot sets the speed of the
plane at 400 km/h. What is the time of the
flight? Assume that the plane travels along the
straight-line connecting Vancouver and San
Francisco.
Transcribed Image Text:You are scheduled to fly from Vancouver to San Francisco, USA, which is 1600 km away, due South. Your instruments tell you that there is a steady wind that blows due East with a speed of 100 km/h. The pilot sets the speed of the plane at 400 km/h. What is the time of the flight? Assume that the plane travels along the straight-line connecting Vancouver and San Francisco.
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