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Julia can swim at 3.5 km/h in still water. She attempts to head straight north

across a river with a current flowing at 1.2 km/h West. What is her resultant
velocity? 

In this problem , at what angle should Julia aim in order to land directly across the
river from her start point?

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1) 3.7 km/hr N19°W

2) she must aim at N20°E

work sheet #6

relative velocity

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