COLLEGE PHYSICS,V.2
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Chapter 3, Problem 52AP
If raindrops are falling vertically at 7.50 m/s, what angle from the vertical do they make for a person jogging at 2.25 m/s?
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COLLEGE PHYSICS,V.2
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