A river is flowing from east to west at a

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A river is flowing from east to west at a speed of $5\, m/min$ A man on south bank of river, capable of swimming $10\,m/min$ in still water, wants to swim across the river in shortest time. He should swim

A

Due north

B

Due north-east

C

Due north-east with double the speed of river

D

None of these

A river is flowing from east to west at a speed of $5\, m/min$ A man on south bank of river, capable of swimming $10\,m/min$ in still water, wants to swim across the river in shortest time. He should swim

For shortest time, swimmer should swim along $AB,$ so he will reach at point $C$ due to the velocity of river.
i.e. he should swim due north.