Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 20ms –1 . A person isrunning in the rain with a velocity of 5 ms –1 and a wind is alsoblowing with a speed of 15ms-1 (both from the west). What isthe angle with the vertical at which the person should hold hisumbrella so that he may not get drenched.
Seema Sinha , 3 Years ago
Grade 11
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Harsh Tiwari
Last Activity: 3 Years ago
The velocity of the rain that is vertically falling downward is v(rain)
=20m/s.
The velocity of the wind that is blowing from west to east is v(wind)
=15m/s
as the person is walking 5m/s, hence, the final velocity from west to east is =10m/s
Now, the resultant velocity
v makes an angle θ with the vertical.
tanθ= v(rain)/v(wind)
=10/20
tan=1/2
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