Answer to Question #17461 in Mechanics | Relativity for daniel

Question

harry accidentally falls out of a helicopter that is traveling at 15 m/s. he plunges into a swimming pool 2 seconds later. assuming no air resistance, what was the horizontal distance of between Harry and the swimming pool when he fell from the helicopter

Answer 1

The horizontal speed of Harry is the same as the speed of the helicopter. So, the swimming pool was on the distance:
d=15*2=30 m.
Answer : 30m