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A river is of width 120m which flows at a speed pf `8ms^(-1)`. If a man swims with a speed of `5ms^(-1)` at an angle of `127^(@)` with the stream, his drift on reaching other bank is

A

50 m

B

150 m

C

200 m

D

300 m

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