Suppose you and a pair of life preservers are floating down a swift river, as shown. You wish to get to either of the life preservers for safety. One is 3 meters downstream from you, and the other is 3 meters upstream from you. Which can you swim to in the shortest time?
For help with this question, see Conceptual Physics, Chapter 2.
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