Peed of boat relative to stationary observer on shore

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A boat crosses a river of width w=100m in which the cuerrent has auniform speed of 1.35 m/s. The pilot maintains a bearing perpendicular to the river and a throttle setting to give a constant speed of 2.00 m/s. What is the speed of the boat relative to a stationary observer on the shore?

    1.35 m/s
    2m/s
    2.41m/s
    3.35m/s
    6.25m/s

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