Answer to Question #95741 in Mechanics | Relativity for emone collins

Question #95741
Alex, a rescue pilot drops a survival kit while her plane is flying horizontally at an altitude of 1800.0 m with a forward velocity of 140.0 m/s. A group of lost Antarctica explorers is below on the ground.
How far in front of the explorers should Alex drop the supplies?
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Expert's answer
2019-10-03T09:28:27-0400

The time of flight:


t=2hgt=\sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}}

d=vt=v2hg=1402(1800)9.8=2683 md=vt=v\sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}}=140\sqrt{\frac{2(1800)}{9.8}}=2683\ m


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