At Deoprayag (Grahwal, UP) river Alaknanda mixes with the river Bhagirathi and becomes river Ganga. Suppose Alaknanda has a width of 12 m, Bhagirathi has a width of 8 m and Ganga has a width of 16 m. Assume that the depth of water is same in the three rivers. Let the average speed of water in Alaknanda be 20 km h-1 and in Bhagirathi be 16 km h-1. Find the average speed of water in the river Ganga.

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Aditi Chauhan · Answer

Sol. Volume of water, discharged from Alkananda + vol are of water discharged from Bhagirathi = Volume of water flow in Ganga

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