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"Assume that the Deschutes River has straight and parallel banks and that the current
is 0.75 m/s. Drifting down the river, you fall out of your boat and immediately grab
a piling of the Warm Springs Bridge. You hold on for 40 s and then swim after the
boat with a speed relative to the water of 0.95 m/s. The distance of the boat
downstream from the bridge when you catch it is..."
I've solved a similar problem in the past and normally I'd reference that homework, but my teacher has yet to hand that back. If someone could just point me in the right direction (i.e., set it up and tell where to go from there) I'd appreciate it.
Nevermind! Read post #2
is 0.75 m/s. Drifting down the river, you fall out of your boat and immediately grab
a piling of the Warm Springs Bridge. You hold on for 40 s and then swim after the
boat with a speed relative to the water of 0.95 m/s. The distance of the boat
downstream from the bridge when you catch it is..."
I've solved a similar problem in the past and normally I'd reference that homework, but my teacher has yet to hand that back. If someone could just point me in the right direction (i.e., set it up and tell where to go from there) I'd appreciate it.
Nevermind! Read post #2
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