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A swimmer heading directly across a river 200 m wide reaches the opposite bank in 3 min 20 s. She is swept downstream 480 m. What is the speed of the current?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5STP

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