Question

A helicopter is ascending vertically witha speed of 5.40 m/s. At a height of 105 m above the earth a package is dropped from the helicopter. How much time does is take for the package to reach the ground

Answer 1

Answer: 5.21 s

Explanation:

Given

Helicopter ascends vertically with $u=5.4\ m/s$

Height of helicopter $h=105\ m$

When the package leaves the helicopter, it will have the same vertical velocity

Using equation of motion

$\Rightarrow h=ut+\dfrac{1}{2}at^2\\\\\Rightarrow 105=-5.4t+0.5\times 9.8t^2\\\Rightarrow 4.9t^2-5.4t-105=0\\\\\Rightarrow t=\dfrac{5.4\pm \sqrt{5.4^2+4\times 4.9\times 105}}{2\times 4.9}\\\\\Rightarrow t=\dfrac{5.4\pm 45.68}{9.8}\\\\\Rightarrow t=5.21\ s\quad \text{Neglect negative value}$

So, package will take 5.21 s to reach the ground