Calculating Distance Traveled: Car Speed and Cliff Jump Duration

[antphany]

Homework Statement

if a car drove off a cliff at 50km/h, how far wouuld it land from the base of the cliff if it was in the air for 10s

Homework Equations

not sure

The Attempt at a Solution

i used v=at
i rearrachnged that 2 v/t=a
then i choosed to use d=1/2xaxt^2

 

[SammyS]

There is zero acceleration in the horizontal direction. (The horizontal component of velocity doesn't change.)