The stream of a river is flowing with a speed of 2 km/h. A swimmer can swim at a speed of 4 km/h. What should be the direction of the swimmer with respect to the flow of the river to cross the river straight?
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a
150º
b
60º
c
90º
d
120º
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
to cross the river straight, Valong the river = 0 Vsteam = Vswimmer cosθ 2 =4cosθ⇒cosθ=12 ⇒θ=60º Direction w.r.t flow of river = 180º-60º = 120º