You're in an airplane that flies horizontally with the speed of 900 km/h (250m/s) when an engine falls off. Neglecting air resistance assume it takes 34 seconds for the engine to hit the ground. If the airplane somehow continues to fly as if nothing has happened what is the distance between the engine and the airplane at the moment the engine hits the ground?

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You're in an airplane that flies horizontally with the speed of 900 km/h (250m/s) when an engine falls off. Neglecting air resistance assume it takes 34 seconds for the engine to hit the ground. If the airplane somehow continues to fly as if nothing has happened what is the distance between the engine and the airplane at the moment the engine hits the ground? 

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