There are competitions in which pilots fly small planes low over the ground and drop weights, trying to hit a target. A pilot fl

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There are competitions in which pilots fly small planes low over the ground and drop weights, trying to hit a target. A pilot fl

ying low and slow drops a weight; it takes 3.0 s to hit the ground, during which it travels a horizontal distance of 170 m. Now the pilot does a run at the same height but twice the speed. How much time does it take the weight to hit the ground?

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nikdorinn [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-21T16:31:32+03:00

Answer:

Also 3s.

Explanation:

Each component is independent in two dimensional motion. This means that <em>how much time does something take to reach the ground when dropped is independent from any horizontal velocity</em>. If at one run a drop lasts 3s, at another run with twice the (horizontal) velocity and same height will also last 3s, no matter what.