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. The angle to the bank at which he should swim, to reach the directly opposite point B on the other bank is
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a
10o upstream
b
20o upstream
c
30o upstream
d
60o upstream
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
Refer to figure (a), tanθ=vwvm=50100=12 or vm=2vwRefer to figure (b),sinα=vwvm=vw2vw=12 or θ=30∘So, it is 60o upstream.