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A rescue plane flying horizontally at spots a survivor in the ocean directly below and releases an emergency kit with a parachute. . Because of the shape of the parachute, it experiences insignificant horizontal air resistance. If the kit descends with a constant vertical acceleration of how far away from the survivor will it hit the waves?

▸ 4.54 km

▸ 602 m

▸ 406 m

▸ 574 m
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a rescue plane flying horizontally at 49 m/s spots a survivor in the ocean 234 m directly below and releases an emergency kit with an emergency kit with a parachute. Because of the shape of the parachute, it experiences significant horizontal air resistance, but descends with a constant vertical acceleration of 5,/s^2,

(a) how far away form the survivor will it hit the waves?

(b) what was the magnitude and the direction (angle) of the final velocity before impact?
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