A man can swim with a velocity v relative to water. He has to cross a river of width d flowing with a velocity u ( u v ) . The distance through which he is carried down the stream by the river is x.

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A man can swim with a velocity v relative to water. He has to cross a river of width d flowing with a velocity u ( u > v ) . The distance through which he is carried down the stream by the river is x. Which of the following statements are correct ?

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velocity of river is greater than velocity of man with respect to river. Drift cannot be zero. For minimum time velocity of man with respect to river must be perpendicular to river.

$t_{m i n} = \frac{d}{V} x = \frac{d u}{V}$

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