While driving north at 25 m/s during a rainstorm you notice that the rain makes an angle of 38° with the vertical. while driving back home moments later at the same speed but in the opposite direction, you see that the rain is falling straight down. from these observations, determine the speed and angle of the raindrops relative to the ground?

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Baby Bird

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23 July, 09:49

While driving north at 25 m/s during a rainstorm you notice that the rain makes an angle of 38° with the vertical. while driving back home moments later at the same speed but in the opposite direction, you see that the rain is falling straight down. from these observations, determine the speed and angle of the raindrops relative to the ground?

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Maren Hodge · Answer 1

The car's reference frame should be your go to. Just have the car be stationary (modifying the velocity of the rain rather than the car's). From there you should be able to get the rain's velocity by a simple equation set.