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A river has a steady speed of . A man swims upstream at a distance of and swims back to the starting point in total time . The man can swim at a speed of in still water. If the time taken by the man in still water is to complete the same length of swim, then is
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The total distance travelled by the man will be . Therefore, the time taken by the man in still water will be,
When the man is going downstream its speed will be equal to
Therefore, the time taken to go the distance will be,
When the man is going upstream its speed will be equal to
Therefore, the time taken to go the distance will be,
Therefore the total time taken is
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