document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #745087 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A hawk in level flight 135 m above the ground drops the fish it caught. \n" ); document.write( " If the hawk's horizontal speed is 20.0 m/s, how far ahead of the drop point will the fish land? \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Find how long it will take the fish to hit the ground \n" ); document.write( "-4.9t^2 + 135 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "-4.9t^2 = -135 \n" ); document.write( "t^2 = -135/-4.9 \n" ); document.write( "t^2 = 27.551 \n" ); document.write( "t = \n" ); document.write( "t = 5.249 sec \n" ); document.write( "Find how far horizontally the fish will travel in 5.249 sec \n" ); document.write( "20 * 5.249 ~ 105 meters from the drop point \n" ); document.write( " |