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Problem
A motorboat heads strictly perpendicular the river flow with a speed of
4
m/s
4\,\text{m/s}
4
m/s
relative to the water. The river is
120
m
120\,\text{m}
120
m
wide and flows at a speed of
3
m/s
3\,\text{m/s}
3
m/s
. Calculate the distance the boat drifts downstream by the time it reaches the opposite bank.
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