An airplane is flying at a speed of 200 m/s in level flight at an altitude of 800 m. A package is to be dropped from the airplane to land on a target on the ground

At what horizontal distance away from the target should the package be released so that it lands on the target? A) 2.55 km
B) 125 m
C) 326 m
D) 786 m
E) 1.22 km


A

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