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A person aiming to reach the exactly opposite point on the bank of a stream is swimming with a speed of $0.5\, m/s$ at an angle of $120^°$ with the direction of flow of water. The speed of water in the stream is..........$m/s$

A

$1$

B

$0.5$

C

$0.25$

D

$0.43$

A person aiming to reach the exactly opposite point on the bank of a stream is swimming with a speed of $0.5\, m/s$ at an angle of $120^°$ with the direction of flow of water. The speed of water in the stream is..........$m/s$

$\sin {30^°} = \frac{{{v_r}}}{{{v_m}}}$$ = \,\frac{1}{2} \Rightarrow {v_r} = \frac{{{v_m}}}{2}$ = $\frac{{0.5}}{2}$ $ = 0.25\,m/s$