An airplane with a speed of $ 97.5 \, \text{m/s} $ is climbing upward at an angle of $ 50.0^\circ $ with respect to the horizontal. When the plane’s altitude is $ 732 \, \text{m} $, the pilot releases a package.

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An airplane with a speed of $ 97.5 \, \text{m/s} $ is climbing upward at an angle of $ 50.0^\circ $ with respect to the horizontal. When the plane&#8217;s altitude is $ 732 \, \text{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.
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Jason · Accepted Answer

(a) $ 1379.29 \, \text{m} $
(b) $ 66.1^\circ $ below the horizontal.

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