Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 35 m/s. Winds start blowing after sometime with a speed of 12 m/s in east to west direction. In which direction should a boy waiting at a bus stop hold his umbrella?

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Explanation:

As per the figure above, R is the resultant velocity of the raindrop.

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The umbrella should be handled in a direction opposite to the resultant velocity. So the direction of the umbrella will be 18.92° towards east.

Final Answer:

Hence, the boy waiting at a bus stop should hold his umbrella at 18.92° towards east.

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