An airplane with a speed of 95.1 m/s is climbing upward at an angle of 32.8 ° with respect to the horizontal. When the plane's altitude is 886 m, the pilot releases a package.

(a) Calculate the distance along the ground, measured from a point directly beneath the point of release, to where the package hits the earth.

(b) Relative to the ground, determine the angle of the velocity vector of the package just before impact.

Question

An airplane with a speed of 95.1 m/s is climbing upward at an angle of 32.8 ° with respect to the horizontal. When the plane's altitude is 886 m, the pilot releases a package.

(a) Calculate the distance along the ground, measured from a point directly beneath the point of release, to where the package hits the earth.

(b) Relative to the ground, determine the angle of the velocity vector of the package just before impact.

anonymous · Answer

My original answers that were both wrong:
a. 1230.436935
b. 57.2

welshfella · Answer

hmm i cant get my brain into gear at the moment

anonymous · Answer

haha, i appreciate your presence!

welshfella · Answer

gotta go anyway im afraid

campbell_st · Answer

well did you use the tan ratio to find the horizontal distance..?

campbell_st · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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So my X velocity = 79.938
y velocity = 51.51645