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A boat crosses a river of width 135 m in whhich the current has a uniform speed of 0.844 m/s. The pilot maintains a bearing (i.e., the direction in which the boat points) perpendicular to the river and a throttle setting ot give a constant speed of 0.843 m/s relative to the water. What is the magnitude of the speed of the boat relative to a stationary shore observer? Answer in units m/s

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