SOLUTION: tom is darting down a river in a raft at 7 mph he decides to paddle to shore and paddles perpendicualr to the current at 2 mph. how fast is his resulting speed to the nearest hundr

Question 709520: tom is darting down a river in a raft at 7 mph he decides to paddle to shore and paddles perpendicualr to the current at 2 mph. how fast is his resulting speed to the nearest hundreths .
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
tom is darting down a river in a raft at 7 mph he decides to paddle to shore and paddles perpendicualr to the current at 2 mph. how fast is his resulting speed to the nearest hundreths .
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v =~ 7.28 mi/hr

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