So therefore the swimmer would take 5s to cross the river, if there was no current. But his speed would be affected by the fact he is not always swimming directly across, but also slightly upstream at an angle as he starts swimming. how would i compensate for this in my calculation?
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Homework Statement
A man can swim at 2ms-1 ( with neglible acceleration) across a current of 1ms-1. He swims towards a point directly opposite his starting position on the river, 10m wide, and always aims to swim across to this point wherever he is on the river
a) find how long it takes for...