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In the 2016 Olympics in Rio, after the 50 m freestylecompetition, a problem with the pool was found. In lane 1 there wasa gentle 1.2 cm/s current flowing in the direction that theswimmers were going, while in lane 8 there was a current of thesame speed but directed opposite to the swimmers' direction.Suppose a swimmer could swim the 50.0 m in 25.0 s in the absence ofany current.

Part A: How would the time it took the swimmer to swim 50.0 mchange in lane 1?

Part B: How would the time it took the swimmer to swim 50.0 mchange in lane 8?

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Length of the swim L 50 mTime taken by a swimmer to swim 50 m in absence of any current T 25 secSpeed of the swimmer in absence of any current VV LTV 5025V 2 msSpeed of the current in lane 1 Vc1 12    See Answer
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