A helicopter is flying horizontally at 7.5 m/s and an altitude of 17 m when a package of emergency medical supplies is ejected horizontally backward with a speed of 13 m/s relative to the helicopter. Ignoring air resistance, what is the horizontal distance between the package and the helicopter when the package hits the ground?

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You can figure the time in air from the 17 m. YOu know the initial horizontal speed( -4.5m/s) find then the distance it goes horizontally. Find the distance the helicopter went in the same time.