A swimmer is swimming across a 57 m wide river at 2.9 m/s. When he reaches the other bank, he is 30 m downstream. How fast does the swimmer appear to be swimming to someone watching him from the bank of the river? (in m/s)O 7,54O 3.28O 2.82O 14.311.1

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A swimmer is swimming across a 57 m wide river at 2.9 m/s. When he reaches the other bank, he is 30 m downstream. How fast does the swimmer appear to be swimming to someone watching him from the bank of the river? (in m/s) O 7,54 O 3.28 O 2.82 O 14.3 11.1