$A$ person running horizontally observes that rain is falling on his head vertically with a speed of $10\,m/s$. When he stops,he observes that the rain is falling at an angle of $30^o$ with the vertical. Find the speed with which the man was running.

  • A
    $20\,m/s$
  • B
    $\frac{20}{\sqrt{3}}\,m/s$
  • C
    $10\sqrt{3}\,m/s$
  • D
    $\frac{10}{\sqrt{3}}\,m/s$

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