Krishna Behera said:Velocity of rain with respect to man is given by the (velocity of rain wrt ground - the velocity of car wrt ground). Here it's not being added up!
I think the "wrt" part is basically saying to only use the horizontal components.No. You need to do vector addition not regular addition.
gsal said:I think the "wrt" part is basically saying to only use the horizontal components.
That is of course true and how my post #3 should be interpreted.CWatters said:You need to do vector addition not regular addition.
The velocity of rain relative to the driver in a car increases due to the motion of the car. As the car moves forward, it creates a relative motion between the raindrops and the driver, causing the velocity of the raindrops to increase.
Yes, the velocity of the car directly affects the velocity of rain relative to the driver. The faster the car is moving, the higher the velocity of the raindrops will be relative to the driver.
The angle of the windshield can affect the velocity of rain relative to the driver. If the windshield is angled more horizontally, it will cause the raindrops to hit the windshield at a faster rate, increasing the velocity of the rain relative to the driver. However, if the windshield is angled more vertically, the raindrops may slide off the windshield, causing a lower velocity of rain relative to the driver.
When the car is stopped, there is no relative motion between the raindrops and the driver. Therefore, the velocity of rain relative to the driver will be zero.
Yes, the velocity of rain relative to the driver can vary depending on the speed of the raindrops. If the raindrops are falling at a faster rate, the velocity of rain relative to the driver will also be higher, and vice versa.