A man holds an umbrella at 30° vertically to keep himself dry. He, then, runs at a speed of 10 ms -1 and finds the raindrops to be hitting vertically. Speed of the raindrops w.r.t. earth and w.r.t. man are
A
20 ms -1 , 10 ms -1
B
10ms -1 , 20 
ms -1
ms -1
C
10 
ms -1 , 20 ms -1
ms -1 , 20 ms -1
D
20 ms -1 , 10 
ms -1
ms -1
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Velocity of man 
. Using 
velocity of man 
velocity of rain w.r.t. earth
velocity of rain w.r.t man
or 
Again 
or 
Prepare Smarter with CGP Edu
Get practice questions, solutions, and test series in one place.
Write a Review
Share your experience with this question and solution.
Commentary
Send your comment, doubt, correction, or feedback to admin.
Similar Questions
Explore conceptually related problems
Two cars are moving in the same direction with the same speed 30 km/hr. They are separated by a dis…
A man standing on a road hold his umbrella at 30 ° with the vertical to keep the rain away. He thro…
A boat is moving with a velocity 3i + 4j with respect to ground. The water in the river is moving w…
A 150 m long train is moving to north at a speed of 10 m/s. A parrot flying towards south with a sp…
A river is flowing from east to west at a speed of 5 m/min. A man on south bank of river, capable o…
A person aiming to reach the exactly opposite point on the bank of a stream is swimming with a spee…