SOLUTION: Gen. Ramos falls 54 m/s before his chute opens and falls 6 m/s after that. If his chute opened when he is halfway from the plane to the ground, and reached the ground 5 min. af

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Question 907777: Gen. Ramos falls 54 m/s before his chute opens and falls 6 m/s after that. If his
chute opened when he is halfway from the plane to the ground, and reached the
ground 5 min. after he jumped, how high was the plane?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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D = rt (Distances equal)
54t = 6(300-t)
60t = 1800
t = 30sec
total Distance = 2(54mps*30sec) = 3240m