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A hot air balloon is moving at a speed of 10 meters/second in the +x direction. The balloonist throws a brass ball with a velocity of -2 meters/second with respect to himself. If the ball lands after 20
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A hot air balloon is moving at a speed of 10 meters/second in the +x direction. The balloonist throws a brass ball with a velocity of -2 meters/second with respect to himself. If the ball lands after 20 seconds, about how far does it land horizontally from the point at which it was released?

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The ball is traveling in the + x direction at 8m per second. After 20 seconds it has moved 160m forward from the spot where it was tossed.
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