helicopter rising vertically with a velocity of 9m/sec, a weight is dropped and reaches the ground in 18 seconds. How high above the ground was the helicopter when the weight was dropped and with what velocity does the weight strike the ground?

helicopter rising vertically with a velocity of 9m/sec, a weight is dropped and reaches the ground in 18 seconds. How high above the ground was the helicopter when the weight was dropped and with what velocity does the weight strike the ground?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter4: Two-and-three Dimensional Motion

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