An airplane is flying horizontally at 50 m/s at a height of 320 m above the ground. The pilot drops a relief package out of the plane when he is directly above you. Ignore air drag. How far away does the package land from you? 400 m 1600 m 500 m 320 m
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Given: Initial height (h) = 320 m Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 m/s^2 Using the equation: h = 0.5 * g * t^2 320 = 0.5 * 10 * t^2 t^2 = 64 t = 8 seconds Show more…
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