A river is flowing west east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. a man standing on the south bank of

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A river is flowing west east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. a man standing on the south bank of the river , capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in still water, wants to swim across the river the shortest time He should swim in which direction : -

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For shortest time to cross, velocity should be maximum towards north as river velocity does not take any part to cross.

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