A fisherman must travel directly across a river of width D to get back to his camp. (He’s trying to take the shortest path across the river.) In still water, he can row with speed vf (‘f’ for fisherman), but the river is moving with speed vr (‘r’ for river). How long will it take him to cross the river? You may assume he travels straight across the river to the other side.

A fisherman must travel directly across a river of width D to get back to his camp. (He’s trying to take the shortest path across the river.) In still water, he can row with speed vf (‘f’ for fisherman), but the river is moving with speed vr (‘r’ for river). How long will it take him to cross the river? You may assume he travels straight across the river to the other side.

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