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A person rows a boat 4 m/s directly west across a stream that flows south at 3 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the boat as it crosses the river?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

Section: Chapter Questions

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