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Rain is falling vertically with a speed of `30 ms^(-1)` . A woman rides a bicycle with a speed of `10 ms ^(-1)` in the north to south direction . What is the direction in which she should hold her umbrella ?

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About `18^(@)` with the vertical , towards the south.
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