An Airplane Flying Horizontally at a Speed of 50

question 22

Multiple Choice

An airplane flying horizontally at a speed of 50.0 m/s and an elevation of 160 m drops a package. Two seconds later it drops a second package. How far apart will the two packages land?

• A) 100 m
• B) 162 m
• C) 183 m
• D) 269 m

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