$A$ steamboat goes across a lake and comes back $(a)$ on a quiet day when the water is still and $(b)$ on a rough day when there is a uniform air current so as to help the journey onward and to impede the journey back. If the speed of the launch on both days was the same,in which case will it complete the journey in lesser time?

$A$ man walking briskly in rain with speed $v$ must slant his umbrella forward making an angle $\theta$ with the vertical. $A$ student derives the following relation between $\theta$ and $v: \tan \theta = v$ and checks that the relation has a correct limit: as $v \rightarrow 0, \theta \rightarrow 0,$ as expected. (We are assuming there is no strong wind and that the rain falls vertically for a stationary man). Do you think this relation can be correct? If not,guess the correct relation.

$A$ boat is sent across a river with a velocity of $8 \, km/hr$. If the resultant velocity of the boat is $10 \, km/hr$,then the velocity of the river is ........ $km/hr$.

$A$ river $200 \,m$ wide is flowing at a rate of $3.0 \,m/s$. $A$ boat is sailing at a velocity of $15 \,m/s$ with respect to the water in a direction perpendicular to the river. How far from the point directly opposite to the starting point does the boat reach on the opposite bank (in $\,m$)?

$A$ river is flowing from west to east with a speed of $9 \ km \ h^{-1}$. $A$ boat, capable of moving at a maximum speed of $27 \ km \ h^{-1}$ in still water, crosses the river in half a minute. If the boat moves at an angle of $150^{\circ}$ to the direction of the river flow, then the width of the river is:

Two cities $X$ and $Y$ are connected by a regular bus service with a bus leaving in either direction every $T$ min. $A$ girl is driving a scooty with a speed of $60 \ km/h$ in the direction $X$ to $Y$ and notices that a bus goes past her every $30$ minutes in the direction of her motion,and every $10$ minutes in the opposite direction. Choose the correct option for the period $T$ of the bus service and the speed (assumed constant) of the buses.