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Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions question from JEE Main 2021 (18 Mar, Shift 1)

Q14JEE Main 2021 · 18 MAR · SHIFT 1Medium

Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions

A person is swimming with a speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 120∘^\circ with the flow and reaches to a point directly opposite on the other side of the river. The speed of the flow is 'x' m/s. The value of 'x' to the nearest integer is __________.

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

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Answer: 5

  1. To reach directly opposite, the component along the flow must cancel: x=10∣cos⁡120∘∣x = 10|\cos 120^\circ|
  2. x=10×0.5=5x = 10 \times 0.5 = 5
  3. Answer: 55
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