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Grade 11Mechanics

A man can swim at 4m/s in a still water swimming pool. He enters a 200m wide river at one bank and swims (w.r.t. water) at an angle of 60 degree to the river flow velocity. The river flow velocity 5m/s. In how much time does he cross the river? Calculate his drift?

Profile image of Anshu Sharma
14 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of raj mishra
14 Years ago

time 100/root over 3

time = 200/4sin 60=100/ root 3