Units and Measurement

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A man walking briskly in rain with speed v must slant his umbrella forward making an angle θ with the vertical. A student derives the following relation between θ and v : tanθ = v and checks that the relation has a correct limit : as v → 0, θ → 0, as expected. (We are assuming there is no strong wind and that the rain falls vertically for a stationary man). Do you think this relation can be correct? If not, guess the correct relation.
Solution:  
Here, given relation is tanθ=v
No, this relation is not correct.
Since the left hand side of this relation is a trigonometrical function which is dimensionless, so R.H.S. must also be dimensionless. So v must be
v
u
,

where u = speed of rainfall.
Hence, the correct relation becomes: tanθ=
v
u
.
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