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Two piers, A and B, are located on a river: B is 1500 m
Chapter 3, Problem 3.34(choose chapter or problem)
Two piers, A and B, are located on a river: B is 1500 m downstream from A (Fig. E3.34). Two friends must make round trips from pier A to pier B and return. One rows a boat at a constant speed of 4.00 km/h relative to the water; the other walks on the shore at a constant speed of 4.00 km/h. The velocity of the river is 2.80 km/h in the direction from A to B. How much time does it take each person to make the round trip?
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QUESTION:
Two piers, A and B, are located on a river: B is 1500 m downstream from A (Fig. E3.34). Two friends must make round trips from pier A to pier B and return. One rows a boat at a constant speed of 4.00 km/h relative to the water; the other walks on the shore at a constant speed of 4.00 km/h. The velocity of the river is 2.80 km/h in the direction from A to B. How much time does it take each person to make the round trip?
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The time need for the friend who is walking to cover a total distance of at a speed of is,