A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.45 m/s in still water. (a) If she aims her body

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Problem 47P

A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.45 m/s in still water. (a) If she aims her body directly across a 75-m-wide river whose current is 0.40 m/s, how far downstream (from a point opposite her starting point) will she land? (b) How long will it take her to reach the other side?

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QUESTION:

Problem 47P

A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.45 m/s in still water. (a) If she aims her body directly across a 75-m-wide river whose current is 0.40 m/s, how far downstream (from a point opposite her starting point) will she land? (b) How long will it take her to reach the other side?

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In this problem, we have to calculate the downstream and time taken to reach other end.

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