1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data The current in a river is flowing northwest with a speed of 1.5 m/s. You are swimming due east with a speed of 2 m/s relative to the water
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data The current in a river is flowing northwest with a speed of 1.5 m/s. You are swimming due east with a speed of 2 m/s relative to the water. What is your speed (in m/s) relative to the ground? 2. Relevant equations vm,g = vw,g + vw,m 3. The attempt at a solution I have tried all sorts of playing around getting answers such as.5, 2.5, 3. I set x to the east as positive and y north positive. The water is actually traveling in a negative x direction so how do I account for that?