An Airplane Is Flying at a Speed of 2

question 5

Essay

An airplane is flying at a speed of 2.00 × 10² m/s in level flight at an altitude of 8.00 × 10² m.A package is to be dropped from the airplane to land on a target on the ground.Ignore air resistance.
(a)At what horizontal distance away from the target should the package be released so that it lands on the target?
(b)In what direction relative to the horizontal will the package be traveling when it hits the ground?

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