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Homework Statement
Giancoli 5th edition chapter 3 problem 38
a rescue plane wants to drop supplies to isolated mountain climbers on a rocky ridge 235m below
the plane is traveling horizontally with a speed of 69.4m/s
b) supposes, instead that the plane releases the supplies a horizontal distance of 425m in advance of the moutain climbers. What vertical velocity should the supplies be given so that they arrive precisely at the climbers position?
The Attempt at a Solution
I attempted it several times using two different method
the second time was using
[tex] X = V_0 t [/tex]
t= 6.12s
so then
[tex] y =y_0 + V_0t + 1/2 a_y (t^2) [/tex]
answer was 8.41m/s
but then my question is that
for my first attempt at this question
I try to figure out the angle if they threw it upward or downward
but why does that angle not matter for the vertical or horizontal velocity?