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A swimmer `S` is in the sea at a distance `d` `km` from the closest point `A` on a straight shore The house of the swimmer is on the shore at a distance `Lkm` from A He can swim at a speed of `ukm`/`hr` and walk at a speed of `vkm`/`hr(v>u)` At what point on the shore should he land so that he reaches his house in the shortest possible time?

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