A boat sails on a river against its current from point to point and back to point again. The velocity of the boat in relation to water is identical in both cases and is equal to . The velocity of the current is . Determine the ratio of the time the boat takes to sail from point to point and back and the time it would take the boat to cover the same distance on a still lake.
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