A skydiver deploys his parachute 880m above his landing spot, he is falling at 5.8m/s and there is a wind blowing west at 2 m/s. How far will he miss his landing spot by? I figured out the angle he was falling was 19 degrees but I cant figure out how far he will miss by

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A skydiver deploys his parachute 880m above his landing spot, he is falling at 5.8m/s and there is a wind blowing west at 2 m/s.  How far will he miss his landing spot by? I figured out the angle he was falling was 19 degrees but I cant figure out how far he will miss by

anonymous · Answer

The time it takes to hit the ground is t=880m/(5.8m/s). In this time he is being pushed by the wind a distance d=wind speed * fall time. So he will fall that distance away from the target.