A river flows due east at 2.0 m/s. A boat crosses the 300-m-wide river by maintaining a constant velocity of 15 m/s due north relative to the water. If no correction is made for the current, how far downstream does the boat move by the time it reaches the far shore?
a. 80 m
b. 30 m
c. 25 m
d. 40 m
e. 50 m
d
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A. 220 
B. 41
C. 390
D. 170
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