Question

A river has a steady speed of 0.464 m/s. A student swims upstream a distance of 1.00 km and swims back to the starting point.

(a) If the student can swim at a speed of 1.08 m/s in still water, how long does the trip take?

(b) How much time is required in still water for the same length swim?

Answer 1

The following are the answers to the questions presented:

Notice that the answers are the same:

a. 1,851.85s

b. 1,851.85s

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