Chapter 4.2, Problem 2EYU

A sailor drops a pair of binoculars from the “crow’s nest” at the top of a sailing ship’s mast. When the ship is at rest, the binoculars land at the base of the mast. If the ship is moving forward with constant velocity, and air resistance can be ignored, do the binoculars land in front of the mast (toward the front of the ship), at the base of the mast, or behind the mast (toward the rear of the ship)? Explain.