A keen physics student starts swimming on the south bank of a river and heads straight across. They can swim at 1.2 m/s. The current is flowing west at 2.0 m/s. Calculate the magnitude of the swimmers velocity relative to the ground. Input your answer with one decimal place, round accordingly.

A keen physics student starts swimming on the south bank of a river and heads straight across. They can swim at 1.2 m/s. The current is flowing west at 2.0 m/s. Calculate the magnitude of the swimmers velocity relative to the ground. Input your answer with one decimal place, round accordingly.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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