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During a recent winter storm, bales of hay had to be dropped from an airplane to a herd of cattle below. Assume the airplane flew horizontally at an altitude of 186 m with a constant velocity of 41.0 m/s and dropped one bale of hay every 4.0 seconds. It is reasonable to assume that air resistance will be negligible for this situation.About how far apart from each other will the bales land on the ground?

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Answer:

The bales will land on the ground 164m apart from each other

Step-by-step explanation:

The height, h = 186 m

The constant velocity, v = 41.0 m/s

The timetaken to drop 1 bale of hay, t = 4 seconds

Note that:

The altitude of the airplane does not influence the separation between the bales of hay since the airplane is traveling horizontally

The separation between the bales of hay on the ground will be calculated using the horizontal distance

Horizontal distance = Velocity x Time

Horizontal distance = 41 x 4

Horizontal distance = 164 m

The bales will land on the ground 164m apart from each other

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