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Suppose a boat moves at 16.0 m/s relative to the water. If the boat is in a river with the current directed east at 2.70 m/s, what is the boat's speed relative to the ground when it is heading east, with the current, and west, against the current? (Enter your answers in m/s.)
(a) east with the current in m/s
(b) west against the current in m/s
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