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When it is raining vertically down, to a man walking on road the velocity of rain appears to be 1.5 times his velocity. To protect himself from rain he should hold the umbrella at an angle `theta` to vertical. Then `tan theta=`

A

`(2)/(sqrt(3))`

B

`(sqrt(5))/(2)`

C

`(2)/(3)`

D

`(3)/(2)`

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