A supply plane needs to drop a package of food to scientists working on a glacier in Greenland. The plane flies 92 m above the glacier at a speed of 135 m/s. How far short of the target should it drop the package?

Answer 1

How long to fall 92 m
92 = (1/2) 9.8 t^2
t = 4.333 seconds
Fly horizontal how far in 4.333 seconds:
135*4.333 = 585 meters

Answer 2

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