What Is the Speed and Distance of a Ball Dropped from a Descending Helicopter?

[slappy]

Homework Statement

A ball is dropped from a helicopter that is descending steadily at 1.52 m/s.
(a) After 3.00s, what is the speed of the ball?
(b) How far is it below the helicopter?

Homework Equations

unsure

The Attempt at a Solution

don't know where to start

 

[rock.freak667]

Homework Equations

unsure

What equations do you know that involve displacement, velocity and time when acceleration is constant?

 

[slappy]

What equations do you know that involve displacement, velocity and time when acceleration is constant?

From my notes
X - X(0) = V(0)t + at^2/2

 

[rock.freak667]

From my notes
X - X(0) = V(0)t + at^2/2

Do your notes contain any others? Specifically that only relate velocity, acceleration and time?