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A car with a vertical windshield moves in a rain storm at a speed of 40 km/hr. The rain drops fall vertically with constant speed of 20 m/s. The angle at which rain drops strike the windshield is -

A

`tan^(-1)"" (5)/(9)`

B

`tan^(-1) ""(9)/(5)`

C

`tan^(-1) ""(3)/(2)`

D

`tan^(-1)""(2)/(3)`

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