Rain is falling downwards with a velocity of 3km/h. A man walks in the rain with a velocity of 4km/h. Raindrops will appear to be falling on the man with a velocity of
A
1km/h
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B
3km/h
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C
4km/h
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D
5km/h
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Solution
The correct option is D5km/h Let →vr and →vm be the velocities of rain and man respectively.
→vr=−3^j and −→vm=4^i ∴−−→vrm=→vr−−→vm=−3^j−4^i ⇒|−−→vrm|=√32+42=5km/h