Airplane Speed Two planes start from Los Angeles International Airport and fly in opposite directions. The second plane starts $\frac{1}{2}$ hour after the first plane, but its speed is 80 kilometers per hour faster. Find the airspeed of each plane when 2 hours after the first plane departs the planes are 3200 kilometers apart.
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Two planes start from Los Angeles International Airport and fly in opposite directions. The second plane starts $\frac{1}{2}$ hour after the first plane, but its speed is 80 kilometers per hour faster. Find the airspeed of each plane when 2 hours after the first plane departs the planes are 3200 kilometers apart.
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Airplane Speed Two planes start from Los Angeles International Airport and fly in opposite directions. The second plane starts $\frac{1}{2}$ hour after the first plane, but its speed is 80 kilometers per hour faster. Two hours after the first plane departs, the planes are 3200 kilometers apart. Find the airspeed of each plane.
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