A swimmer heading directly across a river 200 m wide reaches the opposite bank in 6 min 40 s. she is swept downstream 480 m. how fast can she swim in still water? a swimmer heading directly across a river 200 m wide reaches the opposite bank in 6 min 40 s. she is swept downstream 480 m. how fast can she swim in still water?

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4 February, 02:18

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Tristan Baldwin · Answer 1

The first answer for the first question is 0.5 m/s because v=x/t=200 / (6x60+40) = 0.5