Rankers Physics
Topic: Kinematics
Subtopic: Projectile from Height

A helicopter flying at a height of 125 m and moving horizontally with a speed of 10 m/s drops a package. Find the horizontal distance it covers before hitting the ground.
20 m
30 m
40 m
50 m

Solution:

Using the direct range formula for a projectile dropped from a height:

R=vx×2hgR = v_x \times \sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}}
R=10×2×12510R = 10 \times \sqrt{\frac{2 \times 125}{10}} R=10×25=10×5=50 mR = 10 \times \sqrt{25} = 10 \times 5 = 50 \text{ m}

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