A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.58m/s in still water. She wants to arrive at a point directly across the stream of a 54 m wide river whose current is 0.50m/s. At what angle upstream must she aim? How long will it take her to cross the river?

A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.58m/s in still water. She wants to arrive at a point directly across the stream of a 54 m wide river whose current is 0.50m/s. At what angle upstream must she aim? How long will it take her to cross the river?

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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

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