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If you were trying to cross a river with the shortest possible time, would you aim your boat slightly upstream, directly across

the river, or slightly downstream?

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Katyanochek1 [597]3 years ago

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I would say downstream since the stream can push your boat, then you would have momentum and would just have to row towards the land.

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