The river current is 15 km/hr, you are in a boat moving downstream with a velocity of 20 km/hr. You walk towards the front of the boat with a velocity of 5 km/hr, what is your resultant velocity relative to the river shore?

The river current is 15 km/hr, you are in a boat moving downstream with a velocity of 20 km/hr. You walk towards the front of the boat with a velocity of 5 km/hr, what is your resultant velocity relative to the river shore?

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The river current is 15 km/hr, you are in a boat
moving downstream with a velocity of 20
km/hr. You walk towards the front of the boat
with a velocity of 5 km/hr, what is your
resultant velocity relative to the river shore?

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