SOLUTION: If you are swimming 30ft/min south and the river is flowing 30ft/min north what is your velocity?

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Question 520224: If you are swimming 30ft/min south and the river is flowing 30ft/min north what is your velocity?
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If you are swimming 30ft/min south and the river is flowing 30ft/min north what is your velocity?
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wrt (with respect to) the water, it's 30 ft/min.
wrt the ground, it's 30 - 30 = zero.
It's the wet version of a treadmill.