A 124-kg balloon carrying a 22-kg basket is descending with a constant  downward velocity of 20.0 m/s. A 1.0-kg stone is thrown from the basket  with an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s perpendicular to the path of the  descending balloon, as measured relative to a person at rest in the  basket. That person sees the stone hit the ground 5.00 s after it was  thrown. Assume that the balloon continues its downward descent with  the same constant speed of 20.0 m/s. (a) How high is the balloon when  the rock is thrown? (b) How high is the balloon when the rock hits the  ground? (c) At the instant the rock hits the ground, how far is it from  the basket? (d) Just before the rock hits the ground, find its horizontal  and vertical velocity components

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A 124-kg balloon carrying a 22-kg basket is descending with a constant  downward velocity of 20.0 m/s. A 1.0-kg stone is thrown from the basket  with an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s perpendicular to the path of the  descending balloon, as measured relative to a person at rest in the  basket. That person sees the stone hit the ground 5.00 s after it was  thrown. Assume that the balloon continues its downward descent with  the same constant speed of 20.0 m/s. (a) How high is the balloon when  the rock is thrown? (b) How high is the balloon when the rock hits the  ground? (c) At the instant the rock hits the ground, how far is it from  the basket? (d) Just before the rock hits the ground, find its horizontal  and vertical velocity components

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