Question

An Alaskan rescue plane traveling 41 m/s

drops a package of emergency rations from
a height of 165 m to a stranded party of explorers.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s
2.What is the vertical component of the velocity
just before it hits? (Choose upward as the
positive vertical direction)
Answer in units of m/s.

Answer 1

-56.9 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Δy = -165 m

v₀ = 0 m/s

a = -9.8 m/s²

Find: v

v² = v₀² + 2aΔy

v² = (0 m/s)² + 2 (-9.8 m/s²) (-165 m)

v = -56.9 m/s