A Rescue Plane Flying Horizontally at 72

question 43

Multiple Choice

A rescue plane flying horizontally at 72.6 m/s spots a survivor in the ocean 182 m 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 5.82 m/s², 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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