Question

A supply plane needs to drop a package of food to scientists working on a glacier in Greenland. The plane flies 90.0 m above the glacier at a speed of 180 m/s . You may want to review (Pages 86 - 90) . For help with math skills, you may want to review: Mathematical Expressions Involving Squares For general problem-solving tips and strategies for this topic, you may want to view a Video Tutor Solution of Dock jumping. Part A How far short of the target should it drop the package? Express your answer using three significant figures with the appropriate units.

Answer 1

d = 771.3m

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's first calculate the time of flight:

`Yf = Yo+Voy*t-g*t^2/2` where Voy=0. Solving for t:

`t = √(2*90/9.8) =4.285s`

Now we calculate the horizontal displacement, wihch is the distance from the target to drop the package:

Xf = d = Vox*t

d = 180*4.285 = 771.3m