Question: A camera operator is filming a nature explorer in the Rocky Mountains. The explorer needs to swim across a river to his campsite. By watching

 A camera operator is filming a nature explorer in the Rocky

A camera operator is filming a nature explorer in the Rocky Mountains. The explorer needs to swim across a river to his campsite. By watching debris flowing down the river, the operator estimates that the stream is flowing at 0.649 m/s. In still water, the explorer can swim at 0.739 m/s. At what angle 0 (less than 90) with respect to the shoreline should the operator advise him to swim so that he travels 8 = 41.3 directly across the stream to his campfire? Incorrect The water is near freezing in temperature. Typically a human can only swim in such water for about 300 s (or 5 min) before hypothermia sets in. Calculate the time t the explorer spends in the water if the river is 27.1 m wide. 68 t = S Incorrect

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