The dependent variable is the slime on Gary's shell, because it's depending on other factors (independent factors).
Answer:
The ball reaches Barney head in 
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The rise velocity is 
The height considered is 
The horizontal velocity of the large object is 
Generally from kinematic equation

Here s is the distance of the object from Barney head ,
u is the velocity of the object along the vertical axis which is equal but opposite to the velocity of the helicopter
So

So

= 
Solving the above equation using quadratic formula
The value of t obtained is 
Answer: 1.2 m/s
Explanation:
Velocity
is defined as the variation of position of an object or body in time. So, if we know the distance the seed traveled and the time, we can calculate its velocity:

Where:
is the distance the maple seed traveled
is the time
Then:

This is the seed's velocity