SOLUTION: A hawk in level flight 135 m above the ground drops the fish it caught. If the hawk's horizontal speed is 20.0 m/s, how far ahead of the drop point will the fish land?

Question 1128602: A hawk in level flight 135 m above the ground drops the fish it caught. If the hawk's horizontal speed is 20.0 m/s, how far ahead of the drop point will the fish land?
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A hawk in level flight 135 m above the ground drops the fish it caught.
If the hawk's horizontal speed is 20.0 m/s, how far ahead of the drop point will the fish land?
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Find how long it will take the fish to hit the ground
-4.9t^2 + 135 = 0
-4.9t^2 = -135
t^2 = -135/-4.9
t^2 = 27.551
t =
t = 5.249 sec
Find how far horizontally the fish will travel in 5.249 sec
20 * 5.249 ~ 105 meters from the drop point
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