During a recent winter storm, bales of hay had to be dropped from an airplane to a herd of cattle below. Assume the airplane flew horizontally at an altitude of 172 m with a constant velocity of 58.0 m/s and dropped one bale of hay every 4.0 seconds. It is reasonable to assume that air resistance will be negligible for this situation.
During a recent winter storm, bales of hay had to be dropped from an airplane to a herd of cattle below. Assume the airplane flew horizontally at an altitude of 172 m with a constant velocity of 58.0 m/s and dropped one bale of hay every 4.0 seconds. It is reasonable to assume that air resistance will be negligible for this situation.
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![During a recent winter storm, bales of hay had to be dropped from an airplane to a herd of
cattle below. Assume the airplane flew horizontally at an altitude of 172 m with a constant
velocity of 58.0 m/s and dropped one bale of hay every 4.0 seconds. It is reasonable to
assume that air resistance will be negligible for this situation.
About how far apart from each other will the bales land on the ground?
Answer:
m (rounded to the nearest whole number)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7353de8a-3834-465a-af3b-558129de7e04%2Fa7506beb-21a5-4776-9838-9058352d7beb%2Fixzp5sq_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:During a recent winter storm, bales of hay had to be dropped from an airplane to a herd of
cattle below. Assume the airplane flew horizontally at an altitude of 172 m with a constant
velocity of 58.0 m/s and dropped one bale of hay every 4.0 seconds. It is reasonable to
assume that air resistance will be negligible for this situation.
About how far apart from each other will the bales land on the ground?
Answer:
m (rounded to the nearest whole number)
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