A helicopter is ascending vertically with a speed of 5.20 m/s. At a height of 120 m above the Earth, a package is dropped from a window.

How much time does it take for the package to reach the ground? [Hint: v_0 for the package equals the speed of the helicopter.]

2 answers

h=vi*t-1/2 g t^2 solve for t.
6.17m/s