A) The initial velocity of the package can be expressed as a vector of (70 m/s, 0 m/s). We have assumed that the frame of reference is the ground.
B) It will take approximately 11.43 seconds for the package to reach the ground.
C) The package will be going at a velocity of (70 m/s, -9.8 m/s) as it lands.
D) From the perspective of a stationary observer on the ground, the package will appear to move in a straight line from the aircraft to the ground.
E) From the perspective of someone in the aeroplane, the package will appear to move in a curved path due to the aircraft's motion.
1, An aircraft flying at a steady velocity of 70 m/s eastwards at a height of 800 m drops a package of supplies.
A) Express the initial velocity of the package as a vector. What assumptions have made about the frame of reference? you
B) How long will it take for the package to reach the ground?
C) How fast will it be going as it lands? Express your answer as a vector.
D) Describe the path of the package as seen by a stationary
observer on the ground.
E) Describe the path of the package as seen by someone in the aeroplane.
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