A child has fallen into a river and needs to be rescued. The river is flowing at 10 m/s, and is 20 meters wide. The child is holding on to a rock that is sticking out above the water, so he is not moving with the river. The rescue boat starts 100 meters downriver on the opposite side as the child fell in. If the boat’s maximum velocity is 30m/s, then at what angle does the boat need to point in order to rescue the child?

A child has fallen into a river and needs to be rescued. The river is flowing at 10 m/s, and is 20 meters wide. The child is holding on to a rock that is sticking out above the water, so he is not moving with the river. The rescue boat starts 100 meters downriver on the opposite side as the child fell in. If the boat’s maximum velocity is 30m/s, then at what angle does the boat need to point in order to rescue the child?

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