parker21
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When you swim across a river does the time to reach the opposite shore depend on the rate of flow of the water? Defend your answer
Time needed to cross river - depends on flow of the water?
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The time is affected if the rate of flow has a component perpendicular to the path of the river, or if the river gets wider or narrower downstream, or if the rate of flow causes the water to get turbulent (probably other factors as well). You left out a lot of constraints in your original post.
andrevdh
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Will the speed of the water flow influence the speed of the swimmer (assuming that he always swim at the same speed) ?
robi
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yes, when you are traveling in the direction of flow your speed increases (as the speed of the flow is added to your own speed).similarily when you are going against the flow your speed reduces (as the speed of flow is restricting and is subtracted from your own speed).
J77
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...but that's not really across the river, is it?
Think about a flow down the river as you swim across it and, like said before, the width of the river and distance swam.
Think about a flow down the river as you swim across it and, like said before, the width of the river and distance swam.
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Can we please require the OP present his/her thoughts before everyone else jumps in with their ideas?
J77
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Huh? http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/835/policexn6.gifGokul43201 said:
It looked like the OP had drawn a conclusion - which didn't really go along with the question posed.
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J77
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Oops 
I thought the robi person above me was the OP
Sorry!
And sorry Gokul - I thought you were enforcing the law
I thought the robi person above me was the OP
Sorry!
And sorry Gokul - I thought you were enforcing the law