A swimmer can maintain a constant speed of 5 miles per hour. If the swimmer heads directly

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A swimmer can maintain a constant speed of 5 miles per hour. If the swimmer heads directly across a river that has a current moving at the rate of 2 miles per hour, what is the actual speed of the swimmer? (See the figure.) If the river is 1 mile wide, how far downstream will the swimmer end up from the point directly across the river from the starting point? 

Current Swimmer's direction Direction of swimmer due to current 00

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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