$A$ 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
    Case $(b)$
  • B
    Case $(a)$
  • C
    Same in both
  • D
    Nothing can be predicted

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