document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173878>Question 1173878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A swimmer aims his body North directly across a 80 m river at a velocity of 1.2 m/s. If the river is moving West at 0.7 m/s, (a) how far downstream will he land and (b) how long will it take him to cross the river? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In precise terms of Physics, &nbsp;this passage &nbsp;&nbsp;\"A swimmer aims his body North directly across a river\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "means that his velocity relative to the river's flow is directed North.\r<BR>\n" );
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