A ferry with a velocity of 6.55 m/s travels from one side of a 945 m wide river to the other side at a point directly across. When a current is flowing down the river, the ferry's captain directs the boat at an angle up river so that the ferry arrives at the correct landing point. If the speed of the river water is 4.70 m/s, how long does the trip take?

A ferry with a velocity of 6.55 m/s travels from one side of a 945 m wide river to the other side at a point directly across. When a current is flowing down the river, the ferry's captain directs the boat at an angle up river so that the ferry arrives at the correct landing point. If the speed of the river water is 4.70 m/s, how long does the trip take?

University Physics Volume 1

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Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter2: Vectors

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