Raindrops make an angle 8 with the vertical when viewed

Chapter 28, Problem 57GP

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QUESTION:

Raindrops make an angle  with the vertical when viewed through a moving train window (Fig.  ). If the speed of the train is \(v_{T}\), what is the speed of the raindrops in the reference frame of the Earth in which they are assumed to fall vertically?

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v_T

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QUESTION:

Raindrops make an angle  with the vertical when viewed through a moving train window (Fig.  ). If the speed of the train is \(v_{T}\), what is the speed of the raindrops in the reference frame of the Earth in which they are assumed to fall vertically?

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

v_T

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Problem 57GP

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The vector diagram involving the rain and the train are shown below.

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