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When it is raining vertically down, to a man walking on road the velocity of rain appears to be $2$ times his velocity. To protect himself from rain he should hold the umbrella at an angle $θ$ to vertical. Then $tan θ =$ :

A

\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

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B

\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}

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C

\frac{2}{3}

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D

\frac{1}{2}

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The correct option is A $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
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