A man is rowing at 8 km/h in a river 1.5 km wide in which the current

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A man is rowing at 8 km/h in a river 1.5 km wide in which the current is 5 km/h.

(a) In what direction should he head in order to get across the river in the shortest possible time? 

(b) How much time will he take if he goes in this direction? 

(c) How far downstream will the boat have gone when it reaches the opposite side?

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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