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Physics, 06.03.2020 01:03 chickenwing32

An athlete crosses a 25-m-wide river by swimming perpendicular to the water current at a speed of 0.5 m/s relative to the water. He reaches the opposite side at a distance 40 m downstream from his starting point.

1) How fast is the water in the river flowing with respect to the ground?
2) What is the speed of the swimmer with respect to a friend at rest on the ground?.

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