Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A man can swim with velocity v relative ...

A man can swim with velocity v relative to water. He has to cross a river of width d flowing with a velocity `u (u gt v)`. The distance through which he is carried down stream by the river is x. Which of the following statements is correct?

A

(a) If he crosses the river in minimum time `x= (du)/(v) `

B

(b) x cannot be less than `(du)/(v)`

C

(c) For x to be minimum he has to swim in a direction making an angle of` (pi)/(2)- sin^(-1) (( v)/( u))` with the direction of the flow of water.

D

(d) x will be maximum if he swims in a direction making an angle of `(pi)/(2) + sin ^(-1)(v)/(u) `with direction of the flow of water.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A man who can swim at a velocity v relative to water wants to cross a river of width b, flowing with a speed u.

A man can swim with velocity v relative to water. He has to cross a river of width d flowing with a velocity u(u gt v). The distance traveled by man along the flow is x, when he reaches to opposite bank. For x to be minimum the person should swim at an angle alpha with the direction of the flow of water, where alpha is

A man who can swim at a speed v relative to the water wants to cross a river of width d flowing with a speed u. The point opposite him across the river is A.

A man can swim with a speed v relative to water . There is a river of width d which is flowing at a speed u . A is the point on river bank from where he starts and B is point directly opposite to A on the other side of the river .

A swimmer capable of swimming with velocity v relative to water jumps in a flowing friver having velocity u . The man swims a distance d down stream and returns back to the priginal position. Find out the time taken in complete motion.

A river flows with a speed more than the maximum speed with which a person can swim in still water. He intends to cross the river by the shortest possible path (i.e., he wants to reach the point on the opposite bank which directly opposite to the starting point). Which of the following is correct ?

A man wishes to cross a river flowing with velocity u swims at an angle theta with the river flow.If the man swims with speed v and if the width of the river is d , then the drift travelled by him is

The speed of river current close to banks is nearly zero. The current speed increases linearly from the banks to become maximum (= V_(0)) in the middle of the river. A boat has speed ‘u’ in still water. It starts from one bank and crosses the river. Its velocity relative to water is always kept perpendicular to the current. Find the distance through which the boat will get carried away by the current (along the direction of flow) while it crosses the river. Width of the river is l.

DISHA-VECTORS-Physics
  1. A boat is moving with a velocity 3 hat i+ 4hat j with respect to groun...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A person aiming to reach the exactly opposite point on the bank of a s...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A man can swim with velocity v relative to water. He has to cross a ri...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A 120 m long train is moving towards west with a speed of 10 m//s. A b...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. What is the value of linear velocity, if vecomega=3hati-4hatj+hatk and...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. If |vec(A)xxvec(B)|=sqrt(3)vec(A).vec(B), then the value of |vec(A)+ve...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Find the torque of a force vecF= -3hati+hatj+5hatk acting at the poin...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. if|vecAxxvecB|=|vecA.vecB|, then angle between vecA and vecB will be

    Text Solution

    |

  9. The vector vecP=ahatt+ahatj+3hatj and vecQ=ahati-2hatj-hatk, are perpe...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A particle moves from position 3hatj+2hatj-6hatk to 14hatj+13hatj+9hat...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The three vectors vecA=3hati-=2hatj+khat,vecB=hati-3hatj+5hatk and ve...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Two forces vecF(1)=5hati+10hatj-20hatk and vecF(2)=10hati-5hatj-15hatk...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. With respect to a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system, three vecto...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A boy walks uniformly along the sides of a rectangular park of size 40...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. The three vectors vecA=3hati-2hatj-hatk,barB=hati-3hatj+5hatk and barC...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. If for two vectors vecA and vecB,vecA xx vecB = 0, which of the follo...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The unit vector perpendicular to vecA is

    Text Solution

    |

  18. The unit vector parallel to vecA is

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The unit vector perpendicular to vecB is

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Statement-1:If ,|vec A+vec B| =|vecA-vecB| then angle between vecA an...

    Text Solution

    |