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A rescue plane wants to drop supplies to isolated mountain climbers on a rocky ridge 235 m below. The horizontal velocity of the plane is 250 km/h (69.4 m/s). The rescue plane releases the supplies a horizontal distance of 425 m in advance of the mountain climbers. (Figure 1) 1. What vertical velocity (up or down) should the supplies be given so that they arrive precisely at the climbers' position (see the figure)? 2. With what speed do the supplies land?

Name: a rescue plane wants to drop supplies to isolated mountain climbers on a rocky ridge 235 m below the horizontal velocity of the plane is 250 kmh 694 ms rescue plane releases the supplies a h 58913
Uploaded: 2022-12-09T19:28:12-08:00
Duration: 4 min 39 s
Channel: Ivan Kochetkov
Description: a rescue plane wants to drop supplies to isolated mountain climbers on a rocky ridge 235 m below the horizontal velocity of the plane is 250 kmh 694 ms rescue plane releases the supplies a h 58913

          A rescue plane wants to drop supplies to isolated mountain climbers on a rocky ridge 235 m below. The horizontal velocity of the plane is 250 km/h (69.4 m/s). The rescue plane releases the supplies a horizontal distance of 425 m in advance of the mountain climbers. (Figure 1)

1. What vertical velocity (up or down) should the supplies be given so that they arrive precisely at the climbers' position (see the figure)?
2. With what speed do the supplies land?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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12/09/2022

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Given: Horizontal distance = 425 m, Horizontal velocity = 69.4 m/s Time = Distance / Velocity Time = 425 m / 69.4 m/s Time = 6.12 seconds **Step 2:** Calculate the vertical velocity of the supplies. Using the equation: y = y0 + v0t - 0.5gt^2 y = 235 m (height of Show more…

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A rescue plane wants to drop supplies to isolated mountain climbers on a rocky ridge 235 m below. The horizontal velocity of the plane is 250 km/h (69.4 m/s). The rescue plane releases the supplies a horizontal distance of 425 m in advance of the mountain climbers. (Figure 1) 1. What vertical velocity (up or down) should the supplies be given so that they arrive precisely at the climbers' position (see the figure)? 2. With what speed do the supplies land?