An aeroplane moving horizontally at a speed of $200\ ms^{- 1}$ and at a height of $8 imes 10^{3}m$ is to drop a bomb on a target. At what horizontal distance from the target should the bomb be released? (Take $g = 10\ ms^{- 2}$)

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An aeroplane moving horizontally at a speed of $200\ ms^{- 1}$ and at a height of $8 	imes 10^{3}m$ is to drop a bomb on a target. At what horizontal distance from the target should the bomb be released? (Take $g = 10\ ms^{- 2}$)

Dr. Abubacker · Accepted Answer

(c) $t = \sqrt{\frac{2 	imes 8 	imes 10^{3}}{10}} = 40\ s$
$x = vt = 200 	imes 40 = 8000m$

Q. An aeroplane moving horizontally at a speed of $200\ ms^{- 1}$ and at a height of $8 \times 10^{3}m$ is to drop a bomb on a target. At what horizontal distance from the target should the bomb be released? (Take $g = 10\ ms^{- 2}$)

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