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A boat crosses a 30 meter wide river, with uniform water current Vc = 2 m/s....

A boat crosses a 30 meter wide river, with uniform water current Vc = 2 m/s. The boat is pointed directly perpendicular to the current with a speed of Vb = 3 m/s over the water

observing from the bank,

how long does it take the boat to cross the river in seconds?

how far down stream was the boat carried in meters?

what was total distance of boat traveled in meters?

what was boats total velocity in m/s?

if the boats perpendicular speed was increased to 5 m/s what would happen to its total travel distance?

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