Question: A flat rectangular barge, 48.0 m long and 20.0 m wide, is headed directly across a stream at 4.5 km/h. The stream flows at 3.8

A flat rectangular barge, 48.0 m long and 20.0 m wide, is headed directly across a stream at 4.5 km/h. The stream flows at 3.8 km/h. What is the velocity, relative to the riverbed, of a person walking diagonally across the barge at 5.0 km/h while facing the opposite upstream bank?

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