what is the magnitude of the overall velocity at the instant it strikes the ocean?
shane y asked:
A plane drops a hamper of medical supplies
from a height of 3780 m during a practice run
over the ocean. The plane’s horizontal veloc-
ity was 118 m/s at the instant the hamper
was dropped.
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A plane drops a hamper of medical supplies
from a height of 3780 m during a practice run
over the ocean. The plane’s horizontal veloc-
ity was 118 m/s at the instant the hamper
was dropped.
February 28th, 2009 at 3:08 am
You’d have to know the mass and coefficient of drag of the hamper to answer the question.
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