A person is swimming with a speed of 10m/s at an angle of 120° 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-----------.

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Angle from direction of flow = 90° + θ = 120°
⇒ θ = 30°
sin 30° = u/v ⇒ u/10 = 1/2 ⇒ u = 5 m/s

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