A glass wind screen whose inclination with the vertical can be changed is mounted on a car. The car moves horizontally with a speed of $2\,\,m/s$. At what angle $\alpha$ with the vertical should the wind screen be placed so that the rain drops falling vertically downwards with velocity $6\,\, m/s$ strike the wind screen perpendicularly.

  • A

    $tan^{-1}(3)$

  • B

    $tan^{-1}(1/3)$

  • C

    $cos^{^{-1}}(3)$

  • D

    $sin^{-1}(1/3)$

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