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Two boats starts at the same instant to cross a river W metre wide. The faster boat reaches the other bank and returns back immediately. What are the distances travelled by them when they meet, where the speeds of these boats are `b_1&b_2`?

A

`(2W)/((b_(1)+b_(2))),(2W)/((b_(1)-b_(2)))`

B

`(2W)/((b_(1)+b_(2)))b_(1)and(2W)/((b_(1)+b_(2)))b_(2)`

C

`(W)/((b_(1)+b_(2)))b_(1),(W)/((b_(1)+b_(2)))b_(2)`

D

data insufficient

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