Assume that the Deschutes River has straight and parallel banks and that the current is 0.75 m/s.Drifting down the river,you fall out of your boat and immediately grab a piling of the Warm Springs Bridge.You hold on for 40 s and then swim after the boat with a speed relative to the water of 0.95 m/s.The distance of the boat downstream from the bridge when you catch it is
A)67 m.
B)90 m.
C)78 m.
D)54 m.
E)120 m.

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The Answer of Assume that the Deschutes River has straight and parallel banks and that the current is 0.75 m/s.Drifting down the river,you fall out of your boat and immediately grab a piling of the Warm Springs Bridge.You hold on for 40 s and then swim after the boat with a speed relative to the water of 0.95 m/s.The distance of the boat downstream from the bridge when you catch it is
A)67 m.
B)90 m.
C)78 m.
D)54 m.
E)120 m.

Assume That the Deschutes River Has Straight and Parallel Banks