Rain is falling in a wind which is blowing parallel to the ground from West to East. Because of the wind, the raindrops fall at an angle of 70° to the vertical according to observers who are standing still on the ground. Observers in a car which is moving horizontally along the ground from West to East with a speed of 30 m/s, as measured by the stationary ground observers, see the raindrops falling straight down towards the ground. What is the speed of the raindrops relative to the ground.

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Rain is falling in a wind which is blowing parallel to the ground from
West to East. Because of the wind, the raindrops fall at an angle of 70°
to the vertical according to observers who are standing still on the ground.
Observers in a car which is moving horizontally along the ground from
West to East with a speed of 30 m/s, as measured by the stationary ground
observers, see the raindrops falling straight down towards the ground.
What is the speed of the raindrops relative to the ground.
Transcribed Image Text:Rain is falling in a wind which is blowing parallel to the ground from West to East. Because of the wind, the raindrops fall at an angle of 70° to the vertical according to observers who are standing still on the ground. Observers in a car which is moving horizontally along the ground from West to East with a speed of 30 m/s, as measured by the stationary ground observers, see the raindrops falling straight down towards the ground. What is the speed of the raindrops relative to the ground.
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