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A boat moves relative to water with a velocity which is 2.0 times than the river flow velocity. At what angle to the stream direction must the boat move to minimise drifting?


A

300

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600

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C

900

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D

1200

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Solution

The correct option is D

1200


For the drift to be minimum, the angle to the stream direction the boat must move is,
θ = 90 + sin1 (vrVBr)


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