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A man crosses a river in a boat. If he crosses the river in minimum time, he takes 10min with a drift 120 m. If he crosses the river taking the shortest path, he takes 12.5min, find the width of the river.
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Options:
  • A 215 m
  • B 150 m
  • C 100 m
  • D 200 m
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 200 m
Let vr = velocity of river

vbr = velocity of river in still water and

w = width of river

Given,   tmin = 10 min

or   wvbr=10      ...(i)

Drift, in this case, will be,

x=vrt

   120=10vr     ...(ii)





The shortest path is taken when vb is along AB. In this case,

vb=vbr2-vr2

Now,      12.5=wvb=wvbr2-vr2         ...(iii)

Solving these three equations, we get

vbr = 20 m min-1,

vr = 12 m min-1

and   w= 200 m

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