Swimming pool circular strip
XAT 2026 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Hard · Time Speed Distance
The swimming pool in an exclusive club is a circular strip. A water flow is artificially maintained in the strip, along a clockwise direction, at a constant speed of . One morning, Ayub and Rana start swimming at the same time from two diametrically opposite points on the strip. Ayub swims in a counterclockwise direction, while Rana swims in a clockwise direction. They swim at constant, but different, speeds. When they meet for the first time, Ayub has covered . They meet again after Rana has covered from the first meeting point.
If Rana swims at the speed of in still water, how long does Ayub take to complete one round of the circular strip, if he swims in the clockwise direction?
- A.
4 minutes 30 seconds
- B.
2 minutes 15 seconds
- C.
None of the other options is correct
- D.
1 minute 48 seconds
- E.
54 seconds
D
Explanation
Water current (clockwise). Rana's speed in still water . Rana swims downstream (clockwise), so his net speed . Ayub swims upstream (counterclockwise), so his net speed .
For first meeting, Ayub covers in time . Rana covers distance . Since they start from diametrically opposite points, .
For second meeting, Rana covers in time . In , total relative distance covered equals full circumference . . Substituting : . Let : .
Thus . Circumference .
If Ayub swims clockwise (downstream), his net speed . Time for one round .
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