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A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 m/s. A man on the south bank of the river capable of swimming it 10 m/s in still water is to swim across the river in shortest path. The direction which he should swim is

A

`120^(@)` opposite to the direction of flow of river

B

`120^(@)` with the direction of flow of river

C

`60^(@)` with the direction of flow of river

D

perpendicular to the flow of the river

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