Question

A river flows due south with a speed of 1.7 . A man steers a motorboat across the river; his velocity relative to the water is 4.0 due east. The river is 600wide.
what does steer a motorboat across a river mean??
how do i draw it?

Answer 1

bank to bank

Answer 2

The river current hits one side of his boat. He goes perpendicular to the length of the river.