A boat, whose speed in still water is 2.70 m/s, must cross a 280-m-wide river and arrive at a point

(II) A boat, whose speed in still water is 2.70 m/s, must cross a 280-m-wide river and arrive at a point 120 m upstream from where it starts (Fig. 3-53). To do so, the pilot must head the boat at a 45.0° upstream angle. What is the speed of the river's current?

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285/185=2.5sin45°/(2.5cos45°-x)
x=167√2/228

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