For a train engine moving with speed of $$20 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$$, the driver must apply brakes at a distance of 500 $$\mathrm{m}$$ before the station for the train to come to rest at the station. If the brakes were applied at half of this distance, the train engine would cross the station with speed $$\sqrt{x} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$$. The value of $$x$$ is ____________.
(Assuming same retardation is produced by brakes)
The speed of a swimmer is $$4 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~h}^{-1}$$ in still water. If the swimmer makes his strokes normal to the flow of river of width $$1 \mathrm{~km}$$, he reaches a point $$750 \mathrm{~m}$$ down the stream on the opposite bank.
The speed of the river water is ___________ $$\mathrm{km} ~\mathrm{h}^{-1}$$
A horse rider covers half the distance with $$5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$$ speed. The remaining part of the distance was travelled with speed $$10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$$ for half the time and with speed $$15 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$$ for other half of the time. The mean speed of the rider averaged over the whole time of motion is $$\frac{x}{7} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$$. The value of $$x$$ is ___________.