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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 10:56am.

a motorboat travels 25.0 km/h in still water. what will be the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the boat if it is directed upstream on a river that flows at the rate of 4.00 km/h?

physics - drwls, Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 11:42am
Since it is going upstream, subtract the river flow velocity.

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