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A swimmer wishes to cross a river 500m width flowing at a rate u. his speed w.r.t. still water is v. for this he makes an angle `theta` with the vertical as shown in the given figure then:

A

to cross the river in minimum time `theta=0^(@)`

B

to cross the river in minumum time, `theta=30^(@)`

C

for u=3km/hr and v=5km/hr, the time taken to cross the river in minimum time will be 6min.

D

for u=3 km/hr and v=5km/hr, the time taken to cross the river in minimum time will be 3min.

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a,c

`t=((d)/(ucos theta))` for minimum time `theta=0`.
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