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A man crosses a river in a boat. If he crosses the river in minimum time, he takes with a drift . If he crosses the river taking the shortest path, he takes , find the width of the river.
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Let = velocity of river
= velocity of river in still water and
= width of river
Given,
or ...(i)
Drift, in this case, will be,
...(ii)


The shortest path is taken when vb is along . In this case,
Now, ...(iii)
Solving these three equations, we get
,
and
= velocity of river in still water and
= width of river
Given,
or ...(i)
Drift, in this case, will be,
...(ii)


The shortest path is taken when vb is along . In this case,
Now, ...(iii)
Solving these three equations, we get
,
and
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