Emergency services wishes to use a plane to drop medical supplies to two travellers stranded located on a montain peak which is 250 m below as illustrated in diagram Q. the image is attached. If the plane flies horizontally at 75.2 m/s, at what horizontal distance x (marked in the diagram) should the plane drop its parcel in order to exactly reach the intended recipients?

Emergency services wishes to use a plane to drop medical supplies to two travellers stranded located on a montain peak which is 250 m below as illustrated in diagram Q. the image is attached. If the plane flies horizontally at 75.2 m/s, at what horizontal distance x (marked in the diagram) should the plane drop its parcel in order to exactly reach the intended recipients?

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Emergency services wishes to use a plane to drop medical supplies to two travellers stranded located on a montain peak which is 250 m below as illustrated in diagram Q.

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If the plane flies horizontally at 75.2 m/s, at what horizontal distance x (marked in the diagram) should the plane drop its parcel in order to exactly reach the intended recipients?

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