SOLUTION: A man can paddle a canoe at 3.2 m/s in still water. He is canoeing in a river where the current is flowing 2.8 m/s south. Find his velocity if he paddles (a) upstream in the north

Question 1185008: A man can paddle a canoe at 3.2 m/s in still water. He is canoeing in a river where the current is flowing 2.8 m/s south. Find his velocity if he paddles (a) upstream in the north direction, (b) downstream in the south direction, (c) across the river in the east direction, and (d) across the river in the west direction.
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A man can paddle a canoe at 3.2 m/s in still water.
He is canoeing in a river where the current is flowing 2.8 m/s south.
Find his speed if he paddles
(a) upstream in the north direction,
(b) downstream in the south direction,
(c) across the river in the east direction, and
(d) across the river in the west direction.
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(a)  3.2 m/s - 2.8 = 0.4 m/s.    ANSWER


(b)  3.2 m/s + 2.8 = 6.0 m/s.    ANSWER


(c)   =  = 4.25 m/s  (approximately).    ANSWER


(d)   =  = 4.25 m/s  (approximately).    (same as in (c))  ANSWER

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