Hagrid the hominid is on the west bank of the Jordan river. Hagrid can swim at 3
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Hagrid the hominid is on the west bank of the Jordan river. Hagrid can swim at 3 m/s and run at 9 m/s. The river is 100 m wide and has a current of 2 m/s [S]. There is a bread basket directly across the river that Hagrid wants for lunch. Hagrid would like to get the basket as quickly as possible. A) Determine is time if Hagrid fights the current and lands directly across the river. B) Determine is time if Hagrid does not fight the current, but instead swims Eastwards, lands to the South and then runs back North. C) Which strategy is the best for Hagrid? Which strategy is the best for Hagrid if he could swim at 9 m./s and run at 3 m/s?
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