A plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 300m drops a package of supplies t

Question

A plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 300m drops a package of supplies to a group of lost hikers below. The package travels a horizontal distance of 1100m before it hits the ground. Find the:

A) speed of the plane?

B) time the package was in the air?

C) velocity of the package (speed and direction) as it hits the ground?

**Rules for solving problem correctly:

1. draw a picture

2. define x and y axes and label the origin.

3. label the coordinates of your initial and final points; use letters only, no numbers.

4. make a table of the information for x and y dimentsions.

5. Write the final position equation for each dimension

6. Count your equations and unknows.... then solve!

Explanation / Answer

the answers for parts are

A)

141 m/s

B)

7.82 sec

C)

160 m/s , 28.6deg below horizontal

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