A Plane Is Flying Horizontally at a Height of 500 $\times$

question 35

Multiple Choice

A plane is flying horizontally at a height of 500 m and a constant speed of 429 km/h when an object is projected vertically downward at an initial speed of 35.0 m/s.If air resistance is neglected,the average vertical component of velocity between the object's release and its striking the ground is

• A)70.0 m/s
• B)5.50 \(\times\) 10³ m/s
• C)140 m/s
• D)105 m/s
• E)35.0 m/s

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