Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Milo on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7:26pm.

Jon is attempting to swim straight across a swift flowing river that is 30 meters wide. Jon can swim at 5 m/s relative to the water. The current is moving at 7 m/s and Jon makes no correction for the current. How far downstream does Jon end up by the time he reaches the other shore?

Physics - bobpursley, Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7:30pm
how much time does it take to swim across?

time=distancewide/speed

How far downstream? distance=currentspeed*time

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