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A man can swim in still water with a velocity 5m/s. He wants to reach at directly opposite point on the other bank of a river which is flowing at a rate of 4m/s. River is 15m wide and the man can run with twice the velocity as compared with velocity of swimming. If he swims perpendicular to river flow and then run along the bank, then time taken by him to reach the opposite point is:


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3sec
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less than 3sec
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5sec
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D
4.2sec
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Solution

The correct option is D 4.2sec

Velocity of swimming of man in still water VmR=5m/s

Time taken in crossing the river T1=dVmR

T1=155T1=3sec

Velocity of flow of water VR=4m/s

The flow of water helps the man to reach point B which is at a distance D from point P.

Thus Distance traveled in this time along the river D=VR×T1

D=4×3D=12m

Velocity with which the man can run V=2VmR

Time taken by man to reach P from B by running T2=D2VmR

T2=122×5=1.2sec

Total time taken by man T=T1+T2=3+1.2=4.2sec


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