Question

Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30 m s⁻¹. A woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 10 m s⁻¹ sul in the north to south direction. What is the direction in which she should hold her umbrella?

Answer 1

Answer:

The woman must hold the umbrella in the direction of the rain(relative velocity),with respect to her.Hence, she must hold the umbrella towards the south at 18 degree angle vertical.