document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176899>Question 1176899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Emergency relief supplies was dropped from a helicopter flying at a height of 7.5 m while traveling at 15 m/s. Calculate the horizontal distance traveled by the package before it hits the ground.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #805009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=805009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the height that the package was dropped at is 7.5 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the helicopter is traveling at a horizontal speed of 15 meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the distance a package dropped in free fall is modeled by the formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 1/2 * 9.80665 * s^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d is the distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s is the number of seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.80665 * s^2 is the free fall acceleration due to gravity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when d = 7.5 meters, the formula becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.5 = 1/2 * 9.80665 * s^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by 2 and divide both sides of the equation by 9.80665 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.5 * 2 / 9.80665 = s^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for s^2 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s^2 = 7.5 * 2 / 9.80665 = 1.529574319.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take the square root of both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = sqrt(1.529574319) = 1.236759605.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's how long it takes the package to hit the ground from a height of 7.5 meters in free fall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the helicopter is traveling a horizontal distance at the constant rate of 15 meters per second, then the package will have traveled a horizontal distance of 15 meters per second * 1.236759605 seconds = 18.55139407 meters when it hits the grouond.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if i did this correctly, 18.55139487 meters should be your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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