At what angle upstream should the driver head the boat

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The driver of a motorboat that can move at 10 m/s wishes to travel directly across a narrow strait in which the current flows at 5 m/s.

(a) At what angle upstream should the driver head the boat?

(b) How long will it take to cross a distance of 1.6 km?

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