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A person swims in a river aiming to reach exactly on the opposite point on the bank of a river His speed of swimming is 0.5 m/s at an angle of 120° with the direction of flow of water. The speed of water is


A) 1.0m/s

B) 0.5m/s

C) 0.25m/s

D) 0.43m/s

Answer:

Option C

Explanation:

Let the speed of water = ¯u

Speed of swimmer = ¯v = 0.5m/sec

Angle between ¯u and ¯v is 120°. Then

sinθ=¯u¯v = u0.5=12 or u=0.25ms-1

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