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A swimmer is moving in a square course in a river. The flow velocity of the river is 3 m s-1 and the velocity of swimmer relative to water is 5 m s-1. The total distance travelled by the swimmer is 80 m.

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Time taken by swimmer (in second) to complete the course is

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