A river flows toward the East at 1.7 m/s. Steve can swim 2.0 m/s in still water. If he swims, relative to the water at a direction of 33 degrees west of north, how long will it take him to cross the 75 m wide river?

A. 45 s
B. 39 s
C. 123 s
D. 27 s


A. 45 s

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