Question
A person is attempting to swim directly across a river. They are able to swim at a speed of 0.500 m/s relative to the water. The river is 25.0 m wide and the person ends up 50.0 m downstream from their starting point. How fast is the current in the river?
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MathMate
The person swims at 0.5m/s.
If the current takes him 50m downstream in the same time it took him to swim 25m across (with or without current), what would be the speed of the current?
If the current takes him 50m downstream in the same time it took him to swim 25m across (with or without current), what would be the speed of the current?