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    Sep 8, 2012, 01:23 PM
    Please help with physics word problem
    A river flows toward the east. You head your boat 53 degrees west of north and have a velocity of 6.0 m/s due north relative to the shore. What is the velocity of the current?
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    Sep 8, 2012, 01:27 PM
    A river flows towards the east. You head your boat fifty three degrees west of north and have a velocity six meters per second due north relative to the shore. What is your speed relative to the water?
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