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A man swims from a point a on one bank of a river of width 100 m. When he swims perpendicular to the water current, he reaches the other bank 50 m downstream. Find angle with upstream at which he should swim, to reach the directly opposite point on the other bank. Give answer in degree.

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answer is 60.

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Refer to Fig (a)
$\tan θ = \frac{v_{w}}{v_{m}} = \frac{50}{100} = \frac{1}{2} o r v_{m} = 2 v_{w}$
Refer to Fig (b)
$\sin θ = \frac{v_{w}}{v_{m}} = \frac{v_{w}}{2 v_{w}} = \frac{1}{2} o r θ = 30 °$
So, it is $60 °$ upstream
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