A 124 kg balloon carrying a 22kg basket is descending with a constant downward velocity of 20m/s. A 1 kg stone is thrown from the basket with an initial velocity of 15m/s horizontally measured from the person in the basket. The person sees the stone hit the ground 5 seconds after it was thrown. The balloon continues its downward descent with the same constant velocity of 20m/s.
2. A 124 kg balloon carrying a 22kg basket is descending with a constant downward velocity of 20m/s. A 1 kg stone is thrown from the basket with an initial velocity of 15m/s horizontally measured from the person in the basket. The person sees the stone hit the ground 5 seconds after it was thrown. The balloon continues its downward descent with the same constant velocity of 20m/s.
a) How high is the balloon when the stone is thrown?
b) How high is the balloon when the stone hits the ground?
c) At the instant the stone hits the ground, how far is it from the basket(direct distance)
d) Just before the stone hits the ground, what are the horizontal and vertical velocity components measured by an observer i) in the basket ii) on the ground.
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