A river has a steady speed of 0.700 m/s. A student swims upstream a distance of 1.00 km and swims back to the starting point. (a) If the student can swim at a speed of 1.45 m/s in still water, how long does the trip take? s (b) How much time is required in still water for the same length swim? s (c) Intuitively, why does the swim take longer when there is a current?

A river has a steady speed of 0.700 m/s. A student swims upstream a distance of 1.00 km and swims back to the starting point. (a) If the student can swim at a speed of 1.45 m/s in still water, how long does the trip take? s (b) How much time is required in still water for the same length swim? s (c) Intuitively, why does the swim take longer when there is a current?

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It is a measurement of an object with regards to the other object which is moving or stable or stationary. For example, if we are traveling in a bus and the bus is moving at speed of 50km/hr, then our speed is according to the nearby passenger on the bus is zero. According to them, we are not moving. But if one person standing on the ground or road observes us from outside of the bus, according to him we are moving at a speed of 50km/hr and the bus is also moving at a speed of 50km/hr. Now, the motion is recognized by the observer, it depends on a frame of reference or observer. This is motion called relative motion.

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A river has a steady speed of 0.700 m/s. A student swims upstream a distance of 1.00 km and swims back to the starting point.

(a) If the student can swim at a speed of 1.45 m/s in still water, how long does the trip take?
s

(b) How much time is required in still water for the same length swim?
s

(c) Intuitively, why does the swim take longer when there is a current?

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