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  4. A glass wind-screen of adjustable inclination is mounted on a car. The car moves horizontally with a speed of 6 m / s. At what angle α with the vertical should the wind screen be adjusted so that the rain drops falling vertically with 2 m / s strike the wind screen perpendicularly (in degree) ?

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Q. A glass wind-screen of adjustable inclination is mounted on a car. The car moves horizontally with a speed of $6\, m / s$. At what angle $\alpha$ with the vertical should the wind screen be adjusted so that the rain drops falling vertically with $2\, m / s$ strike the wind screen perpendicularly (in degree) ?

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Correct answer is '37.00'