A Rescue Plane Flying Horizontally at Spots a Survivor

question 50

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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