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Q.

A river is flowing due east with a speed 3 ms-1. A swimmer can swim in still water at a speed of 4 ms-1. If swimmer starts swimming due north, then the resultant velocity of the swimmer is

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a

ms-1

b

ms-1

c

ms-1

d

ms-l

answer is B.

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Here, Velocity of water flowing in river, vr= 3 ms-l
Velocity of swimmer in still water, vs = 4 ms-1

From figure,
The resultant velocity of the swimmer is
v = vs2+vr2 = (4)2+(3)2 = 25 = 5 ms-1

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