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Problem
A swimmer crosses a river of width
d
d
d
by swimming perpendicular the river flow. The drift he suffers is found to be equal to the width of the river (
x
=
d
x = d
x
=
d
). Find the speed of the swimmer in still water in terms of the river velocity
v
r
v_{r}
v
r
.
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