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A boat, which can travel 2.30m/s in still water is in a stream with a current moving at 1.20m/s. if the boat is pointed directly across the stream, determine the velocity of the boat relative to the shore?
sqrt(2.3^2+1.2^2)
it is a right triangle....

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