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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Motion in plane
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A river of width 200 m is flowing from west to east with a speed of \(18 km / h\). A boat, moving with speed of \(36 km / h\) in still water, is made to travel one-round trip (bank to bank of the river). Minimum time taken by the boat for this journey and also the displacement along the river bank are _________ and _________ respectively.

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(C) 40 s and 200 m

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Minimum time :
\(t _{\min }=\frac{200}{10}=20 sec\)
\(t_{\min }=\frac{200}{10}=20 sec\)
For round trip \(=40 sec\).
Displacement along river bank \(=40 \times 5=200 m\)
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