A hot air balloon starts at its launching station and it goes at a horizontal speed of 2.7 m/s and a vertical wind of 1.1 m/s. Once it reaches an altitude of 202 m, it stays at that altitude for 10.3 s, which is when it drops a sandbag. How far will the sandbag land from the launching station?

Answer 1

I don't see a way of determining how far it traveled when rising.

Answer 2

O ok. My teacher told us we had to separate it into 3 separate parts, but i'm not sure how to do that.

Answer 3

I agree with your teacher. But you need times for each part, you are given time for the last constant altitude part only.

Answer 4

OK, it just came to me.

Time rising= altitude/veloictyrising=202/1.1= XXXseconds.

during that time, it travels this horizontal distance:
distance=xxxxseconds*2.7m/s

Then add to that, the distance when at constant altitude
distance= 10.3*2.7m/s