??? A helicopter flying horizontally at a constant velocity drops a package. Neg

Question

??? A helicopter flying horizontally at a constant velocity drops a package. Neglecting air resistance, which one of the following is NOT true?
(a) the helicopter will be directly over the package when the package hits the ground (b) the acceleration g remains constant for the package
(c) the horizontal velocity of the helicopter equals the vertical velocity of the package
when it hits the ground
(d) the package travels in a parabolic trajectory as seen by an observer on the ground
(e) the time between the release of the package and its hitting the ground is independent of
the horizontal speed of the helicopter

Explanation / Answer

(a) the helicopter will be directly over the package when the package hits the ground (c) the horizontal velocity of the helicopter equals the vertical velocity of the package when it hits the ground

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