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A person swims 6.4 meters per

second north while being
pushed by a current moving
west at 2.1 meters per second.
What is the magnitude of the
swimmer's resultant vector?
Hint: Draw a vector diagram.
[?] m/s
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth

User Rvighne
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Explanation:

Using Pythagorean Theorem

resultant ^2 = 6.4^2 + 2.1 ^2

resultant ^2 = 45.37

resultant = 6.7 m/s magnitude

User Alioza
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