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corong1997
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Homework Statement
An airplane loaded with flame retardant travels horizontally at 200. km/h. The altimeter indicates that the plane is 180. m above the ground. The pilot wants to know how far in advance of the fire to release the retardant. Please assist her.
The answer was given, which is 336 meters
Homework Equations
d=vit+1/2at^2
The Attempt at a Solution
So I plugged in all the numbers, 180 for d, 0 for vi, -9.81 for a. I got to 180=4.905t^2, which turns to 36.69. Then, I squared it, and got about 6.8, which is nowhere close to the time I need, which is 1.68. Please help me!