Physics Fundamentals
Physics Fundamentals
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Author: Vincent P. Coletta
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Chapter 3, Problem 52P
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The speed of the rain relative to Earth, if the passenger in a car moving at a speed of 50.0 km/h observes the rain falling vertically, and a man standing outside observes the rain falling at an angle of 30.0o with the vertical.

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