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A swimmer maintains a speed of .15 m/s relative to the water when he swims directly toward the opposite shore of the river. The river has a current that flows at .75 m/s.

a) What is his velocity relative to an observer on shore?

b) how far downstream is he carried in 1.5 min?

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