Question

3. A rescue plane drops a package to a stranded party of explorers. The plane is traveling horizontally at a velocity of

Answer 1

Hi there!

For this part, we can disregard the horizontal velocity because horizontal and vertical motion are INDEPENDENT.

We can used the simplified equation to solve for time:

$t = \sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}}$

Where:

h = height

g = acceleration due to gravity (assume g = 10 m/s²)

Plug in given values:

$t = \sqrt{\frac{2(50)}{10}} = \sqrt{10}$

t ≈3.162 sec