<PRE><B>Question 932109</B>
a sailboat travels 12 mi downstream in only 2 h. The return trip takes 3 h. Find the speed of the sailboat in still water and the rate of the current?
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You have to post whether the given length is for a side or for the hypotenuse.
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In general, the sides will be equal:: i.e. x
Then the hypotenuse will be x*sqrt(2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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