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A boat traveling moving at 21.00 m/s North is a river. The current in the river is moving west to east at 4.390 m/s. What is the relative velocity of the boat as it travels in the river?
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a. 16.61 m/s at 45.00 degrees
b. 21.00 m/s at 90.00 degrees
c. 21.45 m/s at 78.19 degrees
d. 25.39 m/s at 34.00 degrees
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