$A$ glass windscreen,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 windscreen be placed so that the rain drops falling vertically downwards with velocity $6\,m/s$ strike the windscreen perpendicularly?

  • A
    $tan^{-1}(3)$
  • B
    $tan^{-1}(1/3)$
  • C
    $cos^{-1}(3)$
  • D
    $sin^{-1}(1/3)$

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