A man who can swim at the rate of 2km/hr, crosses a river to an exactly opposite point on the other bank by swimming in a direction of 120 degree to the flow of the water in the river. The velocity of the water current in km/hr is __ ??

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shivang belwariar · Answer

ook he can swim will always mean velocity of man relative to river . Vmr = Vm - Vr taking components - Vmrcos120 = Vmcos90 - Vrcos0 2*(-1/2) = -Vr SO , Vr = 1 km/hr plz like my answer

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A man who can swim at the rate of 2km/hr, crosses a river to an exactly opposite point on the other bank by swimming in a direction of 120 degree to the flow of the water in the river. The velocity of the water current in km/hr is __ ??

A man who can swim at the rate of 2km/hr, crosses a river to an exactly opposite point on the other bank by swimming in a direction of 120 degree to the flow of the water in the river. The velocity of the water current in km/hr is __ ??

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