A heavy crate accidentally falls from a high- flying airplane just as it flies directly above a shiny red Camaro?
A heavy crate accidentally falls from a high-
flying airplane just as it flies directly above a
shiny red Camaro parked in a parking lot.
Relative to the Camaro, where will the
crate crash?
1. The crate will hit the Camaro.
2. The crate will continue to fly and will not
crash.
3. The crate will not hit the Camaro, but
will crash a distance beyond it determined by
the height and speed of the plane.
4. The crate will hit the front part of the
car.
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Option 3 - This can be described qualitatively and quantitatively by the SUVAT equations (Physics motion formulae).
The basic summary is you determine how long the crate takes to fall, and multiply that time by the velocity of the aeroplane as the crate falls from it. A high flying aeroplane is generally about 8000 metres or above though, and they rarely fly any slower than 500 m/s. This, using the equations, lets us conclude it will take about 40 seconds or more to fall, and will hence crash at least 20km away from the camaro.
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