A Rescue Plane Flying Horizontally at Spots a Survivor

question 32

Multiple Choice

A rescue plane flying horizontally at spots a survivor in the ocean directly below and releases an emergency kit with a parachute..Because of the shape of the parachute,it experiences insignificant horizontal air resistance.If the kit descends with a constant vertical acceleration of how far away from the survivor will it hit the waves?

• A)574 m
• B)4.54 km
• C)406 m
• D)602 m

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