A boat can be rowed at 8.0 km/h in still water. (a) How much time is required to row 1.5 km downstream in a river moving 3.0 km/h relative to the shore? (b) How much time is required for the return trip? (c) In what direction must the boat be aimed to row straight across the river? (d) Suppose the river is 0.8 km wide. What is the velocity of the boat with respect to Earth and how much time is required to get to the opposite shore? (e) Suppose, instead, the boat is aimed straight across the river. How much time is required to get across and how far downstream is the boat when it reaches the opposite shore?

A boat can be rowed at 8.0 km/h in still water. (a) How much time is required to row 1.5 km downstream in a river moving 3.0 km/h relative to the shore? (b) How much time is required for the return trip? (c) In what direction must the boat be aimed to row straight across the river? (d) Suppose the river is 0.8 km wide. What is the velocity of the boat with respect to Earth and how much time is required to get to the opposite shore? (e) Suppose, instead, the boat is aimed straight across the river. How much time is required to get across and how far downstream is the boat when it reaches the opposite shore?

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Question

A boat can be rowed at 8.0 km/h in still water.
(a) How much time is required to row 1.5 km downstream in a river moving 3.0 km/h
relative to the shore?
(b) How much time is required for the return trip?
(c) In what direction must the boat be aimed to row straight across the river?
(d) Suppose the river is 0.8 km wide. What is the velocity of the boat with respect to
Earth and how much time is required to get to the opposite shore?
(e) Suppose, instead, the boat is aimed straight across the river. How much time is
required to get across and how far downstream is the boat when it reaches the
opposite shore?

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