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You ride in a boat on a river flowing at 1.7
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(in the negative y direction). Suppose you would like the boat to move directly across the river (in the positive x direction) with a speed of 5.5
m/s
.
What is the corresponding direction of the boat's velocity relative to the water (i.e. from the positive x direction)?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include appropriate units.
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