A river is flowing from W to E with a speed of 5 𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛. A man can swim in still water with a velocity 10 𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛. In which direction should the man swim so as to take the shortest possible path to go to the south

April 11, 2022

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Question : A river is flowing from W to E with a speed of 5 𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛. A man can swim in still water with a velocity 10 𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛. In which direction should the man swim so as to take the shortest possible path to go to the south

(A) 30° with downstream

(B) 60° with downstream

(D) South

Answer : option (C)

Solution :

A river is flowing from W to E with a speed of 5 𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛. A man can swim in still water with a velocity 10 𝑚/𝑚𝑖𝑛. In which direction should the man swim so as to take the shortest possible path to go to the south