If no other forces act on the boat, the boat's speed will stay the same. This is because the current of the river flows at a constant speed of five meters per second, and without any additional rowing or forces applied, the speed of the boat would remain constant in the direction of the current.
Two people are in a rowboat on a river. The current of the river water carries them at a speed of five meters per second even when they are not rowing. What will happen to the boat's motion of no other forces act on the boat?(1 point)
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The boat's speed will increase.
The boat's speed will increase.
The boat's speed will decrease.
The boat's speed will decrease.
The boat's speed will stay the same.
The boat's speed will stay the same.
The boat will change direction.
The boat will change direction.
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