Horizontal/verticle distance, velocity

[dance_sg]

Homework Statement

At an altitude of 300 m, a water bomber drops a load of fire repellent on a hot spot of a forest fire. If the bomber is flying at a velocity of 60 m/s, what horizontal distance (km) does the load travel before hitting the fire?

Homework Equations

d=v(t), t=√(2d/2)

The Attempt at a Solution

i tried finding time using the formula i gave above which gave me 7.82 seconds. then i tried plugging that and 60m/s into d=vt then diving that answer by 60. ( to put it into km). what am i doing wrong?

 

[diazona]

Why divide by 60? If you are converting from meters to kilometers, remember that there are 1000 meters in a kilometer...

 

[dance_sg]

o goodness. what a stupid mistake. thank u so much