Question
Rain is falling vertically with speed of 30 m/s. A woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 10 m/s in N to S direction. In which direction she should hold the umbrella?
Solution
Let be the velocity of rain and
be the velocity of the woman.
To the woman the rain will appear to be coming from the direction of
Therefore, woman should hold the umbrella in the direction of which is given by,
i.e. she should hold the umbrella at an angle south of vertical.