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A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.75 m/s in still water. Part A If she aims her body directly across a 60 m-wide river whose current is 0.45 m/s, how far downstream (from a point opposite her starting point) will she land? Express your answer using two significant figures. Ax = ΑΣΦ Ć

A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.75 m/s in still water. Part A If she aims her body directly across a 60 m-wide river whose current is 0.45 m/s, how far downstream (from a point opposite her starting point) will she land? Express your answer using two significant figures. Ax = ΑΣΦ Ć

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A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.75 m/s in still water. Part A If she aims her body directly across a 60 m-wide river whose current is 0.45 m/s, how far downstream (from a point opposite her starting point) will she land? Express your answer using two significant figures. Ax = ΑΣΦ Ć
Transcribed Image Text:A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.75 m/s in still water. Part A If she aims her body directly across a 60 m-wide river whose current is 0.45 m/s, how far downstream (from a point opposite her starting point) will she land? Express your answer using two significant figures. Ax = ΑΣΦ Ć
Part B How long will it take her to reach the other side? Express your answer using two significant figures. t = || ΑΣΦ ?
Transcribed Image Text:Part B How long will it take her to reach the other side? Express your answer using two significant figures. t = || ΑΣΦ ?
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We are given speed of swimmer in still water. We are also given the speed of stream. We are given width of river. We first find the angle between the stream's speed and swimmer's speed. We then find the horizontal displacement of the swimmer. We then find time taken.

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