Projectiles: a Rescue Plane Flying Horizontally at Spots a Survivor

question 5

Multiple Choice

Projectiles: 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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A 1794 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that sought to settle outstanding issues from the American Revolutionary War and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the two countries.

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Jay Treaty

A 1795 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that aimed to resolve issues remaining after the American Revolutionary War and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.