Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 46SP
A boat, propelled so as to travel with a speed of 0.50 m/s in still water, moves directly across a river that is 60 m wide. The river flows with a speed of 0.30 m/s. (a) At what angle, relative to the straight-across direction, must the boat be pointed? (b) How long does it take the boat to cross the river?
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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