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If a river current is 8.0 m s and a boat is traveling 10.0 m s upstream what is the boats relative speed to the riverbank

If a river current is 8.0 m s and a boat is traveling 10.0 m s upstream what is the boats relative speed to the riverbank
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if a river current is 8.0 m s and a boat is traveling 10.0 m s upstream what is the boats relative speed to the riverbank

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The boat's relative speed would be 2.0 m s
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