Question

A package is dropped from an airplane flying horizontally. As the plane continues on, where will the package hit the ground with respect to the plane? (ignore air resistance)

Position A
Position B
Position C

Answer 1

Position B

Step-by-step explanation:

The package when it is dropped from the airplane will still be traveling forward at the same speed as the aircraft. Since air resistance is ignored there is nothing affecting its horizontal velocity, so the package will hit the ground underneath the plane as they both move forward.