How far downstream does she end up

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Problem: A swimmer is heading straight for the other shore of a river with a velocity of vs=0.6 m/s relative to the water, but is carried away by the current, which has a velocity of vr=0.2 m/s. It takes her 29 s to get across.

Part A: How far downstream does she end up?

Rework your solution from the starting and check each step carefully.

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