What is the speed of the rivers current

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A boat whose speed in still water is 1.70m/s, must cross a260-m-wide river and arrive at a point 110 m upstream from where itstarts. To do so, the pilot must head the boat at a 45degreeupstream angle. What is the speed of the rivers current?

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