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Solve the Problem 38mph38 \mathrm { mph } Relative to the Water and That the Current Is Flowing

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Solve the problem.
-Suppose you would like to cross a 216 -foot wide river in a boat. Assume that the boat can travel 38mph38 \mathrm { mph } relative to the water and that the current is flowing west at the rate of 6mph6 \mathrm { mph } . If the bearing is chosen so that the boat will land at a point exactly across from its starting point, how long will it take for the boat to make the crossing? Give your answer to the nearest second.


A) 16sec16 \mathrm { sec }
B) 4sec4 \mathrm { sec }
C) 2sec2 \mathrm { sec }
D) 8sec8 \mathrm { sec }

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