Projectile Motion
 

Projectile Motion problem 36


A delivery company suggests using a remote-controlled aircraft to drop a parcel into the garden of a customer. When the aircraft is vertically above point P on the ground, it releases the parcel with a velocity that is horizontal and of magnitude . The path of the parcel is shown.




The parcel takes a time of after its release to reach point Q on the horizontal ground. Assume air resistance is negligible.


  • Determine the height of the parcel above the ground when it is released.


  • Calculate the horizontal distance between points P and Q.


 

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