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Homework Help: Physics I

Posted by Dazed and Confused on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10:57pm.

A person is attempting to swim directly across a river. They are able to swim at a speed of 0.500 m/s relative to the water. The river is 25.0 m wide and the person ends up 50.0 m downstream from their starting point. How fast is the current in the river?

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