A Package Is Dropped from a Helicopter Moving Upward at 1.5

question 5

Multiple Choice

A package is dropped from a helicopter moving upward at 1.5 m/s. If it takes 16.0 s before the package strikes the ground, how high above the ground was the package when it was released if air resistance is negligible?

• A) 810 m
• B) 1000 m
• C) 1200 m
• D) 1500 m

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