An airplane is flying at a speed of 2.00 × 102 m/s in level flight at an altitude of 8.00 × 102 m. A package is to be dropped from the airplane to land on a target on the ground. Ignore air resistance. (I already understnd how to do part A and B, I need help with part c only, please) (a) At what horizontal distance away from the target should the package be released so that it lands on the target? (b) In what direction relative to the horizontal will the package be traveling when it hits the ground? (c) Where is the plane when the package reaches the target?
An airplane is flying at a speed of 2.00 × 102 m/s in level flight at an altitude of 8.00 × 102 m. A package is to be dropped from the airplane to land on a target on the ground. Ignore air resistance. (I already understnd how to do part A and B, I need help with part c only, please)
(a) At what horizontal distance away from the target should the package be released so that it lands on the target?
(b) In what direction relative to the horizontal will the package be traveling when it hits the ground?
(c) Where is the plane when the package reaches the target?
Since you already Understood part (a) and (b) and only need help with part (c), I will explain how part (c) is solved here.
Here, given data,
speed , u = 200 m/s
height , h = 800 m
Time taken for the package to reach the ground, t = sqrt(2h/g)
Thus, t = sqrt(2*800/9.8)
t = 12.77 s
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