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A man can row a boat at 5 m/s in still water. He wishes to cross a 50-m wide river to point B 50m downstream. The river flows with a velocity of 2 m/s. Find the speed of the boat.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

Section: Chapter Questions

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