Find the ratio of swimming speed of Vikash in still water to speed of river, if ratio of time taken to go 5 Km upstream to time taken to go 5 km downstream is 10 : 5 ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
⇒ When distance is same, then the relation between speed and time is inverse.
Here, Distance = 5 km
So, Speed ∝ \(\frac{1}{time}\)
⇒ Upstream(U) : Downstream(D)
Time : 10 : 5
Speed : 5 : 10
1 : 2
Speed of boat in still water = \(\frac{S_D\;+\;S_U}{2}\) = \(\frac{2\;+\;1}{2}\) = \(\frac{3}{2}\)
Speed of current = \(\frac{S_D\;-\;S_U}{2}\) = \(\frac{2\;-\;1}{2}\) = \(\frac{1}{2}\)
Required ratio = \(\frac{3}{2}\) : \(\frac{1}{2}\) = 3 : 1