Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 3, Problem 29E
You wish to row straight across a 63-m-wide river. You can row at a steady 1.3 m/s relative to the water, and the river flows at 0.57 m/s. (a) What direction should you head? (b) How long will it take you to cross the river?
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