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Question: A river is flowing from W to E with a speed 5m/min. A man can swim in still waters at a velocity 10 ...

A river is flowing from W to E with a speed 5m/min. A man can swim in still waters at a velocity 10 m/min. In which direction should a man swim to take the shortest path to reach the south bank?

A

300 East of South

B

600 East of North

C

South

D

300 West of North

Answer

300 West of North

Explanation

Solution

vs sin θ = vriver

Sin θ = 1/2 θ = 30o