The tape in a videotape cassette has a total length 259 m and can play for 2.5 h. As the
tape starts to play, the full reel has an outer
radius of 47 mm and an inner radius of 14 mm.
At some point during the play, both reels will
have the same angular speed.
What is this common angular speed?
Answer in units of rad/s.

real, smaller and upside-down.   so the answer should be b.

not too sure thinking all accelerations are pointed down

when jerome paddle in flowing river towards east the net speed of jerome will increase

so the net speed of jerome will be given as

now the speed of paul will be same as it is given as he is running on the ground

so

so here we can say since the speed of jerome is more so he will win the race

now as we know the distance so the time difference is given as

so jerome will reach first and the time difference will be 203.55 s or 3.4 min