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A Girl Wishes to Swim Across a River to a Point

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A girl wishes to swim across a river to a point directly opposite as shown. She can swim at 2 m/s in still water and the river is flowing at 1 m/s. At what angle
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with respect to the line joining the starting and finishing points should she swim?  A girl wishes to swim across a river to a point directly opposite as shown. She can swim at 2 m/s in still water and the river is flowing at 1 m/s. At what angle   \theta   with respect to the line joining the starting and finishing points should she swim?   A)  30    B)  45    C)  60    D)  63    E)  90


A) 30
 A girl wishes to swim across a river to a point directly opposite as shown. She can swim at 2 m/s in still water and the river is flowing at 1 m/s. At what angle   \theta   with respect to the line joining the starting and finishing points should she swim?   A)  30    B)  45    C)  60    D)  63    E)  90

B) 45
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C) 60
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D) 63
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E) 90
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