A package is dropped from a helicopter moving upward at 15 m/s. If it takes 16 s before the package strikes the ground, how high above the ground was the package when it was released if air resistance is negligible?

A package is dropped from a helicopter moving upward at 15 m/s. If it takes 16 s before the package strikes the ground, how high above the ground was the package when it was released if air resistance is negligible?

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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