A boat, whose speed in still water is 1.70 m/s, must cross

Chapter 28, Problem 46P

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A boat, whose speed in still water is \(1.70 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), must cross a 260-m-wide river and arrive at a point 110 m upstream from where it starts (Fig. 3–40). To do so, the pilot must head the boat at a \(45^{\circ}\) upstream angle. What is the speed of the river’s current?  

 

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1.70 m/s    

45°

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