Request a call back

Join NOW to get access to exclusive study material for best results

CBSE Class 11-science Answered

A person standing on a road has to hold his umbrella at 60* with the vertical to keep the rain away. he throws the umbrella and starts running at a speed of 20m/s. He finds that the rain drops are hitting his head vertically. Find the speed of rain drops with respect to A. the road B. the moving person
Asked by Nishtha Gupta | 08 Jul, 2013, 09:38: PM
answered-by-expert Expert Answer
The person is holding the umbrella at 60° with vertical.
 
 
Then, he starts running with speed vm = 20 m/s. Thus, the rain appears to fall vertically to him.
 
Thus, the speed of rain drops w.r.t road/ground is
 
 
And, the speed of rain drops w.r.t. person is
 
Answered by Romal Bhansali | 23 Sep, 2013, 04:41: PM
CBSE 11-science - Physics
Asked by roshnibudhrani88 | 23 Mar, 2024, 05:52: PM
ANSWERED BY EXPERT ANSWERED BY EXPERT
CBSE 11-science - Physics
Asked by dhanshreekansyakar | 09 Jan, 2024, 11:57: AM
ANSWERED BY EXPERT ANSWERED BY EXPERT
CBSE 11-science - Physics
Asked by banhisikhapanda49 | 07 Nov, 2023, 10:42: PM
ANSWERED BY EXPERT ANSWERED BY EXPERT
CBSE 11-science - Physics
Asked by momintaufik26 | 13 Oct, 2023, 08:26: PM
ANSWERED BY EXPERT ANSWERED BY EXPERT
CBSE 11-science - Physics
Asked by anshujaiswalname | 10 Sep, 2023, 01:29: PM
ANSWERED BY EXPERT ANSWERED BY EXPERT
CBSE 11-science - Physics
Asked by subhashreeojha235 | 20 Jul, 2023, 11:22: AM
ANSWERED BY EXPERT ANSWERED BY EXPERT
CBSE 11-science - Physics
Asked by preethiprithivi05 | 21 Feb, 2023, 09:28: PM
ANSWERED BY EXPERT ANSWERED BY EXPERT
Get Latest Study Material for Academic year 24-25 Click here
×