Snow is falling vertically at a constant speed of 7.8 m/s. (a) At what angle from the vertical and (b) with what speed do the snowflakes appear to be falling as viewed by the driver of a car traveling on a straight road with a speed of 55 km/h?

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Round off to two significant figures, &theta; = 63&deg; Round off to two significant figures, Therefore, the snowflakes will appear to fall at 17 m/s with respect to the observer in car.

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Snow is falling vertically at a constant speed of 7.8 m/s. (a) At what angle from the vertical and (b) with what speed do the snowflakes appear to be falling as viewed by the driver of a car traveling on a straight road with a speed of 55 km/h?

Snow is falling vertically at a constant speed of 7.8 m/s. (a) At what angle from the vertical and (b) with what speed do the snowflakes appear to be falling as viewed by the driver of a car traveling on a straight road with a speed of 55 km/h?

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