SOLUTION: A river flows at 2m/s. What is the speed throught the water of a boat that can go twice as fast doenstream as upstream?
please let me know the answer as I have no clue as to wha
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Question 458392: A river flows at 2m/s. What is the speed throught the water of a boat that can go twice as fast doenstream as upstream?
please let me know the answer as I have no clue as to what it means... thanks!
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s=speed of boat in calm water.
s+2=2(s-2)
s+2=2s-4
-s=-6
s=6 m/s
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Ed
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