The speed of a swimmer is 4   km   h - 1 in still water. If the swimmer makes his strokes normal…

The speed of a swimmer is 4 km h-1 in still water. If the swimmer makes his strokes normal to the flow of river of width 1 km, he reaches a point 750 m down the stream on the opposite bank. The speed of the river water is ______ km h-1.

Solution

Let vr be velocity of river and vm be velocity of man.

Time taken by man to cross the river of width =1000 m is t=14 h.

Now, drift x=vr×t

0.750=vr×14vr=3 km h-1

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (31 Jan Shift 1)

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