A Glider Is Tugged by an Airplane at 81 M/s

question 56

Multiple Choice

A glider is tugged by an airplane at 81 m/s when it is released.If the original speed was along the horizontal and the glider is now under a constant acceleration of 2.4 m/s² at 1.1° below the horizontal due to air drag,how long will it take to reach the ground 5.7 km below?

• A)500 s
• B)250,000 s
• C)2.2 s
• D)4.8 s

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