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A student was riding his bicycle from north to south at a speed of 5 m/s when it started to rain. If the rain was falling vertically downward with a velocity of 10 m/s, in which direction should he hold
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A student was riding his bicycle from north to south at a speed of 5 m/s when it started to rain. If the rain was falling vertically downward with a

velocity of 10 m/s, in which direction should he hold his umbrella?

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The student should hold his umbrella at an angle facing south-west.

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