Estimate the speed of the snowflakes relative to the car


You are driving south on a highway at 25 {\rm m/s} (approximately 55 {\rm mi/h}) in a snowstorm. When you last stopped, you noticed that the snow was coming down vertically, but it is passing the windows of the moving car at an angle of 34{\rm ^\circ} to the horizontal.

(a) Estimate the speed of the snowflakes relative to the car.

(b) Estimate the speed of the snowflakes relative to the ground.Express your answer using two significant figures.

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