A plane flying horizontally at a speed of 40.0 m/s and at an elevation of 160 m drops a package. Two seconds later it drops a second package. How far apart will the two packages land on the ground?

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Answer:

Package 1 will land at 228.0 m, package 2 will land at 308.0 m, and the distance between them is 80.0 m.

 

Explanation:

To find the distance at which the first package will land we need to calculate the time:

[tex] Y_{f} = Y_{0} + V_{0y}t - \frac{1}{2}gt^{2} [/tex]

Where:

Y(f) is the final position = 0

Y(0) is the initial position = 160 m

V(0y) is initial speed in "y" direction = 0

g is the gravity = 9.81 m/s²

t is the time=?                                          

[tex] 0 = 160 m + 0t - \frac{1}{2}9.81 m/s^{2}t^{2} [/tex]

[tex] t = \sqrt{\frac{2*160 m}{9.81 m/s^{2}}} = 5.7 s [/tex]

Now we can find the distance of the first package:

[tex] X_{1} = V_{0x}*t = 40.0 m/s*5.7 s = 228.0 m [/tex]

Then, after 2 seconds the distance traveled by plane is (from the initial position):

[tex] X_{p} = V_{0x}*t = 40.0 m/s*2 s = 80.0 m [/tex]

Now, the distance of the second package is:

[tex] X _{2} = X_{1} + X_{p} = 228.0 m + 80.0 m = 308.0 m [/tex]

The distance between the packages is:

[tex] X = X_{2} - X_{1} = 308.0 - 228.0 m = 80.0 m [/tex]

Therefore, package 1 will land at 228.0 m, package 2 will land at 308.0 m and the distance between them is 80.0 m.

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