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This is my first post here so please bear with me if I'm doing something wrong
A cargo plane is flying horizontally at an altitude of 10.1 km with a speed of 910 km/h when a large crate falls out of the rear loading ramp. (Ignore any effects due to air resistance.) How long does it take the crate to hit the ground?
I converted everything to meters.
Yf = 0m
Yi = 10100m
Yxi = 252.78 m/s
g = -9.81 m/s
Xf = Xi + Vxi*t
Yf = Yi + Vyi*t - 4.905(t)^2
My problem is figuring out Vyi in this case so that I can plug it into my second equation to solve for time. Can anyone give me a push in the right direction?
Homework Statement
A cargo plane is flying horizontally at an altitude of 10.1 km with a speed of 910 km/h when a large crate falls out of the rear loading ramp. (Ignore any effects due to air resistance.) How long does it take the crate to hit the ground?
I converted everything to meters.
Yf = 0m
Yi = 10100m
Yxi = 252.78 m/s
g = -9.81 m/s
Homework Equations
Xf = Xi + Vxi*t
Yf = Yi + Vyi*t - 4.905(t)^2
The Attempt at a Solution
My problem is figuring out Vyi in this case so that I can plug it into my second equation to solve for time. Can anyone give me a push in the right direction?