A river has a steady speed of 0.500 m/s. A student swimsupstream a distance of 1.00 km and swims back to the startingpoint. If the student can swim at a speed of 1.20 m/s in stillwater, how long does the trip take? Compare this with the time thetrip would take if the water were still.

A river has a steady speed of 0.500 m/s. A student swimsupstream a distance of 1.00 km and swims back to the startingpoint. If the student can swim at a speed of 1.20 m/s in stillwater, how long does the trip take? Compare this with the time thetrip would take if the water were still.

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